4DS0

Cell attachment protein VP8* of a human rotavirus specifically interacts with A-type histo-blood group antigen


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.56 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.187 
  • R-Value Work: 0.156 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.158 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Cell attachment protein VP8* of a human rotavirus specifically interacts with A-type histo-blood group antigen.

Hu, L.Crawford, S.E.Czako, R.Cortes-Penfield, N.W.Smith, D.F.Le Pendu, J.Estes, M.K.Prasad, B.V.

(2012) Nature 485: 256-259

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10996
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4DRR, 4DRV, 4DS0

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    As with many other viruses, the initial cell attachment of rotaviruses, which are the major causative agent of infantile gastroenteritis, is mediated by interactions with specific cellular glycans. The distally located VP8* domain of the rotavirus spike protein VP4 (ref. 5) mediates such interactions. The existing paradigm is that 'sialidase-sensitive' animal rotavirus strains bind to glycans with terminal sialic acid (Sia), whereas 'sialidase-insensitive' human rotavirus strains bind to glycans with internal Sia such as GM1 (ref. 3). Although the involvement of Sia in the animal strains is firmly supported by crystallographic studies, it is not yet known how VP8* of human rotaviruses interacts with Sia and whether their cell attachment necessarily involves sialoglycans. Here we show that VP8* of a human rotavirus strain specifically recognizes A-type histo-blood group antigen (HBGA) using a glycan array screen comprised of 511 glycans, and that virus infectivity in HT-29 cells is abrogated by anti-A-type antibodies as well as significantly enhanced in Chinese hamster ovary cells genetically modified to express the A-type HBGA, providing a novel paradigm for initial cell attachment of human rotavirus. HBGAs are genetically determined glycoconjugates present in mucosal secretions, epithelia and on red blood cells, and are recognized as susceptibility and cell attachment factors for gastric pathogens like Helicobacter pylori and noroviruses. Our crystallographic studies show that the A-type HBGA binds to the human rotavirus VP8* at the same location as the Sia in the VP8* of animal rotavirus, and suggest how subtle changes within the same structural framework allow for such receptor switching. These results raise the possibility that host susceptibility to specific human rotavirus strains and pathogenesis are influenced by genetically controlled expression of different HBGAs among the world's population.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Outer capsid protein VP4163Rotavirus sp.Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: VP4
UniProt
Find proteins for Q86169 (Rotavirus sp)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q86169
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UniProt GroupQ86169
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram Glycosylation3D Interactions
alpha-L-fucopyranose-(1-2)-[2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranose-(1-3)]beta-D-galactopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
B
4N/A
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G74353FF
GlyCosmos:  G74353FF
GlyGen:  G74353FF
Biologically Interesting Molecules (External Reference) 1 Unique
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.56 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.187 
  • R-Value Work: 0.156 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.158 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 43.75α = 90
b = 35.54β = 94.85
c = 44.06γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-04-11
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-05-23
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 2.0: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Structure summary
  • Version 2.1: 2020-08-05
    Changes: Structure summary
  • Version 2.2: 2023-09-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description, Structure summary