Predicted binding interface between coronavirus nsp3 and nsp4
Hensel, Z.
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Double membrane vesicles (DMVs) in coronavirus-infected cells feature pores that span both membranes. DMV pores were observed to have six-fold symmetry and include the nsp3 protein. Co-expression of SARS-CoV nsp3 and nsp4 induces DMV formation, and elements of nsp3 and nsp4 have been identified that are essential for membrane disruption. I describe a predicted luminal binding interface between nsp3 and nsp4 that is membrane-associated, conserved in SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic and in diverse coronaviruses, and stable in molecular dynamics simulation. Combined with structure predictions for the full-length nsp4 monomer and cryo-EM data, this suggests a DMV pore model in which nsp4 spans both membranes with nsp3 and nsp4 inserted into the same bilayer. This approach may be able to identify additional protein-protein interactions between coronavirus proteins.
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