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Human (α2→6) and Avian (α2→3) Sialylated Receptors of Influenza A Virus Show Distinct Conformations and Dynamics in Solution

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Sassaki, Guilherme L.; Elli, Stefano; Rudd, Timothy R.; Macchi, Eleonora; Yates, Edwin A.; Naggi, Annamaria; Raman, Rahul; Torri, Giangiacomo; Guerrini, Marco; Shriver, Zachary H.; Sasisekharan, Ram; ... Show more Show less
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Abstract
Differential interactions between influenza A virus protein hemagglutinin (HA) and α2→3 (avian) or α2→6 (human) sialylated glycan receptors play an important role in governing host specificity and adaptation of the virus. Previous analysis of HA–glycan interactions with trisaccharides showed that, in addition to the terminal sialic acid linkage, the conformation and topology of the glycans, while they are bound to HA, are key factors in regulating these interactions. Here, the solution conformation and dynamics of two representative avian and human glycan pentasaccharide receptors [LSTa, Neu5Ac-α(2→3)-Gal-β(1→3)-GlcNAc-β(1→3)-Gal-β(1→4)-Glc; LSTc, (Neu5Ac-α(2→6)-Gal-β(1→4)-GlcNAc-β(1→3)-Gal-β(1→4)-Glc] have been explored using nuclear magnetic resonance and molecular dynamics simulation. Analyses demonstrate that, in solution, human and avian receptors sample distinct conformations, topologies, and dynamics. These unique features of avian and human receptors in solution could represent distinct molecular characteristics for recognition by HA, thereby providing the HA–glycan interaction specificity in influenza.
Date issued
2013-09
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99521
Department
Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Engineering; Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
Journal
Biochemistry
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Citation
Sassaki, Guilherme L., Stefano Elli, Timothy R. Rudd, Eleonora Macchi, Edwin A. Yates, Annamaria Naggi, Zachary Shriver, et al. “Human (α2→6) and Avian (α2→3) Sialylated Receptors of Influenza A Virus Show Distinct Conformations and Dynamics in Solution.” Biochemistry 52, no. 41 (October 15, 2013): 7217–7230.
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0006-2960
1520-4995

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