Structural and functional characterization of bovine G1P[5] rotavirus VP8* protein.
Dang, L., Su, Y., Qi, J., Wu, Z., Li, D., Wang, M., Zhang, Q., Wang, H., Bai, R., Duan, Z., Sun, X.(2021) Virology 563: 116-125
- PubMed: 34509703 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2021.08.009
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
7F0H - PubMed Abstract: 
The widely used rotavirus (RV) vaccine, Rotateq, contained reassortment strains of human and bovine G1/2/3/4P[5] RVs. The functional and structural features of bovine G1P[5] VP8* were investigated. Bovine G1P[5] VP8* was identified to interact with sialic acids and sialic acid-containing glycans. In addition, P[5] VP8* recognized α-Gal histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs). Bovine G1P[5] VP8* did not hemagglutinate the tested red blood cells. The crystal structure of P[5] VP8* was determined at 1.7 Å. Structural superimposition revealed that P[5] VP8* was most close to human P[8] VP8*, while much further to VP8*s of porcine P[7] and rhesus P[3]. Sequence alignment showed that amino acids of the putative glycan binding site in P[5] VP8* were different to those in P[3]/P[7] VP8*s, indicating that P[5] VP8* may interact with glycans using different mechanism. This study provided more understanding of P[5] RV infection and the interactions of RV VP8* and glycans.
Organizational Affiliation: 
National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Medical Virology and Viral Diseases, Beijing, 102206, China; National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, 102206, China; Inner Mongolia Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hohhot, 010059, China.