Viral membrane fusion: a dance between proteins and lipids

JM White, AE Ward, L Odongo… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
There are at least 21 families of enveloped viruses that infect mammals, and many contain
members of high concern for global human health. All enveloped viruses have a dedicated …

Mass spectrometry-based structural virology

TP Wörner, TM Shamorkina, J Snijder… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Here we review recent developments in mass spectrometry that have enabled its growing
contribution to the field of structural virology. Evidently, there is a strong renewed general …

Structural basis for the recognition of LDL-receptor family members by VSV glycoprotein

J Nikolic, L Belot, H Raux, P Legrand, Y Gaudin… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is an oncolytic rhabdovirus and its glycoprotein G is widely
used to pseudotype other viruses for gene therapy. Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) …

Different functional states of fusion protein gB revealed on human cytomegalovirus by cryo electron tomography with Volta phase plate

Z Si, J Zhang, S Shivakoti, I Atanasov, CL Tao… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) enters host by glycoprotein B (gB)-mediated membrane
fusion upon receptor-binding to gH/gL-related complexes, causing devastating diseases …

Structural analysis of rabies virus glycoprotein reveals pH-dependent conformational changes and interactions with a neutralizing antibody

F Yang, S Lin, F Ye, J Yang, J Qi, Z Chen, X Lin… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
Rabies virus (RABV), the etiological agent for the lethal disease of rabies, is a deadly
zoonotic pathogen. The RABV glycoprotein (RABV-G) is a key factor mediating virus entry …

The prefusion structure of herpes simplex virus glycoprotein B

B Vollmer, V Pražák, D Vasishtan, EE Jefferys… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Cell entry of enveloped viruses requires specialized viral proteins that mediate fusion with
the host membrane by substantial structural rearrangements from a metastable pre-to a …

Structural transition of GP64 triggered by a pH-sensitive multi-histidine switch

J Guo, S Li, L Bai, H Zhao, W Shang, Z Zhong… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The fusion of viruses with cellular membranes is a critical step in the life cycle of enveloped
viruses. This process is facilitated by viral fusion proteins, many of which are …

Visualizing intermediate stages of viral membrane fusion by cryo-electron tomography

SM Kephart, N Hom, KK Lee - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Protein-mediated membrane fusion is the dynamic process where specialized protein
machinery undergoes dramatic conformational changes that drive two membrane bilayers …

Structure of trimeric pre-fusion rabies virus glycoprotein in complex with two protective antibodies

WM Ng, S Fedosyuk, S English, G Augusto, A Berg… - Cell host & …, 2022 - cell.com
Rabies virus (RABV) causes lethal encephalitis and is responsible for approximately 60,000
deaths per year. As the sole virion-surface protein, the rabies virus glycoprotein (RABV-G) …

Structural and cellular biology of rhabdovirus entry

L Belot, A Albertini, Y Gaudin - Advances in virus research, 2019 - Elsevier
Rhabdoviruses are enveloped viruses with a negative-sense single strand RNA genome
and are widespread among a great variety of organisms. In their membrane, they have a …