2020
Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein
Abstract: Graphical AbstractHighlights d SARS-CoV-2 uses ACE2 to enter target cells d SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV bind with similar affinities to ACE2 d Structures of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein in two conformations d SARS-CoV polyclonal antibodies inhibit SARS-CoV-2 spikemediated entry into cellsIn Brief SARS-CoV-2, a newly emerged pathogen spreading worldwide, binds with high affinity to human ACE2 and uses it as an entry receptor to invade target cells.Cryo-EM structures of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein in two dist…
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“…Extracted particles were subjected to two-dimensional (2D) classification, which resulted in class averages populated with fully closed trimers, wherein all three RBDs are in the ‘down’ position. This finding stands in contrast to previous cryo-EM studies of SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomains, in which substantial proportions of partially open spikes with at least one RBD in the ‘up’ position were observed [ 57 – 59 ]. A 3.1-Å–resolution 3D reconstruction of the WT SHC014-CoV spike trimer was obtained and found to resemble that of the closed SARS-CoV-2 spike (Figs 4A , S4 and S5 ), which was expected given the ≈80% sequence identity between the proteins.…”
Section: Resultscontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…Extracted particles were subjected to two-dimensional (2D) classification, which resulted in class averages populated with fully closed trimers, wherein all three RBDs are in the ‘down’ position. This finding stands in contrast to previous cryo-EM studies of SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomains, in which substantial proportions of partially open spikes with at least one RBD in the ‘up’ position were observed [ 57 – 59 ]. A 3.1-Å–resolution 3D reconstruction of the WT SHC014-CoV spike trimer was obtained and found to resemble that of the closed SARS-CoV-2 spike (Figs 4A , S4 and S5 ), which was expected given the ≈80% sequence identity between the proteins.…”
Section: Resultscontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…S 6 ). Unlike most structural studies of the apo SARS-CoV-2 S trimer or its complexes where various conformational states corresponding to 0–3 RBDs open were observed, 10 , 12 , 18 , 19 , 26 only one conformational state with all 3 RBDs open was observed in our structure of the S in complex with the cocktail of NAbs (Fig. 5a ).…”
Section: Resultscontrasting
confidence: 97%
“…The result showed that SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV pseudoviruses entered all three types of target cells with similar efficiency (Fig. 5C), which is consistent with two recent studies (31,34).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 92%
