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Structures of MERS-CoV spike glycoprotein in complex with sialoside attachment receptors #MMPMID31792450
Park YJ; Walls AC; Wang Z; Sauer MM; Li W; Tortorici MA; Bosch BJ; DiMaio F; Veesler D
Nat Struct Mol Biol 2019[Dec]; 26 (12): 1151-1157 PMID31792450show ga
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes severe and often lethal respiratory illness in humans, and no vaccines or specific treatments are available. Infections are initiated via binding of the MERS-CoV spike (S) glycoprotein to sialosides and dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (the attachment and entry receptors, respectively). To understand MERS-CoV engagement of sialylated receptors, we determined the cryo-EM structures of S in complex with 5-N-acetyl neuraminic acid, 5-N-glycolyl neuraminic acid, sialyl-Lewis(X), alpha2,3-sialyl-N-acetyl-lactosamine and alpha2,6-sialyl-N-acetyl-lactosamine at 2.7-3.0 A resolution. We show that recognition occurs via a conserved groove that is essential for MERS-CoV S-mediated attachment to sialosides and entry into human airway epithelial cells. Our data illuminate MERS-CoV S sialoside specificity and suggest that selectivity for alpha2,3-linked over alpha2,6-linked receptors results from enhanced interactions with the former class of oligosaccharides. This study provides a structural framework explaining MERS-CoV attachment to sialoside receptors and identifies a site of potential vulnerability to inhibitors of viral entry.