1ebo
From Proteopedia
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE EBOLA VIRUS MEMBRANE-FUSION SUBUNIT, GP2, FROM THE ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEIN ECTODOMAIN
Overview
We have determined the structure of GP2 from the Ebola virus membrane fusion glycoprotein by X-ray crystallography. The molecule contains a central triple-stranded coiled coil followed by a disulfide-bonded loop homologous to an immunosuppressive sequence in retroviral glycoproteins, which reverses the chain direction and connects to an alpha helix packed antiparallel to the core helices. The structure suggests that fusion peptides near the N termini form disulfide-bonded loops at one end of the molecule and that the C-terminal membrane anchors are at the same end. In this conformation, GP2 could both bridge two membranes and facilitate their apposition to initiate membrane fusion. We also find a heptad irregularity like that in low-pH-induced influenza HA2 and a solvent ion trapped in a coiled coil like that in retroviral TMs.
About this Structure
1EBO is a Single protein structure of sequence from Ebola virus sp.. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of the Ebola virus membrane fusion subunit, GP2, from the envelope glycoprotein ectodomain., Weissenhorn W, Carfi A, Lee KH, Skehel JJ, Wiley DC, Mol Cell. 1998 Nov;2(5):605-16. PMID:9844633 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 14:54:34 2008
