Receptor binding and complex structures of human ACE2 to spike RBD from omicron and delta SARS-CoV-2.
Cell
; 185(4): 630-640.e10, 2022 02 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1611650
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues worldwide with many variants arising, some of which are variants of concern (VOCs). A recent VOC, omicron (B.1.1.529), which obtains a large number of mutations in the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein, has risen to intense scientific and public attention. Here, we studied the binding properties between the human receptor ACE2 (hACE2) and the VOC RBDs and resolved the crystal and cryoelectron microscopy structures of the omicron RBD-hACE2 complex as well as the crystal structure of the delta RBD-hACE2 complex. We found that, unlike alpha, beta, and gamma, omicron RBD binds to hACE2 at a similar affinity to that of the prototype RBD, which might be due to compensation of multiple mutations for both immune escape and transmissibility. The complex structures of omicron RBD-hACE2 and delta RBD-hACE2 reveal the structural basis of how RBD-specific mutations bind to hACE2.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Receptors, Virus
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
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SARS-CoV-2
Type of study:
Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Variants
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Cell
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.cell.2022.01.001
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