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Molecular assembly of measles and Nipah virus: specific lipid binding drives conformational change and matrix polymerization

Norris, M. J.; Husby, M. L.; Kiosses, W. B.; Yin, J.; Rennick, L. J.; Heiner, A.; Harkins, S. S.; Pokhrel, R.; Schendel, S. L.; Hastie, K. M.; Landeras-Bueno, S.; Li Salie, Z.; Lee, B.; Chapagain, P. P.; Maisner, A.; Duprex, W. P.; Stahelin, R. V.; Ollmann Saphire, E.

2021-10-11 microbiology
10.1101/2021.10.11.463969 bioRxiv
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Measles virus, Nipah virus, and multiple other paramyxoviruses cause disease outbreaks in humans and animals worldwide. The paramyxovirus matrix (M) protein mediates virion assembly and budding from host cell membranes. M is thus a key target for antivirals, but few high-resolution structures of paramyxovirus M are available, and we lack the clear understanding of how viral M proteins interact with membrane lipids to mediate viral assembly and egress needed to guide antiviral design. Here, we reveal that M proteins associate with phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2) at the plasma membrane. Using X-ray crystallography, electron microscopy, and molecular dynamics we demonstrate that PI(4,5)P2 binding induces conformational and electrostatic changes in the M protein surface that trigger membrane deformation, matrix layer polymerization, and virion assembly.

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