[PDF][PDF] Structures of the Zika virus envelope protein and its complex with a flavivirus broadly protective antibody

L Dai, J Song, X Lu, YQ Deng, AM Musyoki, H Cheng… - Cell host & …, 2016 - cell.com
L Dai, J Song, X Lu, YQ Deng, AM Musyoki, H Cheng, Y Zhang, Y Yuan, H Song, J Haywood
Cell host & microbe, 2016cell.com
Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is a current global public health concern. The
flavivirus envelope (E) glycoprotein is responsible for virus entry and represents a major
target of neutralizing antibodies for other flaviviruses. Here, we report the structures of ZIKV
E protein at 2.0 Å and in complex with a flavivirus broadly neutralizing murine antibody
2A10G6 at 3.0 Å. ZIKV-E resembles all the known flavivirus E structures but contains a
unique, positively charged patch adjacent to the fusion loop region of the juxtaposed …
Summary
Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is a current global public health concern. The flavivirus envelope (E) glycoprotein is responsible for virus entry and represents a major target of neutralizing antibodies for other flaviviruses. Here, we report the structures of ZIKV E protein at 2.0 Å and in complex with a flavivirus broadly neutralizing murine antibody 2A10G6 at 3.0 Å. ZIKV-E resembles all the known flavivirus E structures but contains a unique, positively charged patch adjacent to the fusion loop region of the juxtaposed monomer, which may influence host attachment. The ZIKV-E-2A10G6 complex structure reveals antibody recognition of a highly conserved fusion loop. 2A10G6 binds to ZIKV-E with high affinity in vitro and neutralizes currently circulating ZIKV strains in vitro and in mice. The E protein fusion loop epitope represents a potential candidate for therapeutic antibodies against ZIKV.
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