PMID: 15064754 , Related PDB id: 1V9U

Authors:

Verdaguer N, Fita I, Reithmayer M, Moser R, Blaas D

Title:

X-ray structure of a minor group human rhinovirus bound to a fragment of its cellular receptor protein.

Journal:

Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004 May;11(5):429-34. Epub 2004 Apr 4.

Abstract:

Although many viral receptors have been identified, the ways in which they interact with their cognate viruses are not understood at the molecular level. We have determined the X-ray structure of a complex between calcium-containing modules of the very low-density lipoprotein receptor and the minor group human rhinovirus HRV2. The receptor binds close to the icosahedral five-fold vertex, with only one module per virus protomer. The binding face of this module is defined by acidic calcium-chelating residues and, in particular, by an exposed tryptophan that is highly conserved. The attachment site on the virus involves only residues from VP1, particularly a lysine strictly conserved in all minor group HRVs. The disposition of the attached ligand-binding repeats around the five-fold axis, together with the proximity of the N- and C-terminal ends of adjacent modules, suggests that more than one repeat in a single receptor molecule might attach simultaneously.