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Heparin binding induces conformational changes in Adeno-associated virus serotype 2

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Levy, Hazel C., Bowman, Valorie D., Govindasamy, Lakshmanan, McKenna, Robert, Nash, Kevin, Warrington, Kenneth, Chen, Weijun, Muzyczka, Nicholas +3 more·2009·Journal of Structural Biology

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus serotype 2 (AAV2) uses heparan sulfate proteoglycan as a cell surface-attachment receptor. In this study the structures of AAV2 alone and complexed with heparin were determined to approximately 18A resolution using cryo-electron microscopy and three-dimensional image reconstruction. A difference map showed positive density, modeled as heparin, close to the icosahedral twofold axes and between the protrusions that surround the threefold axes of the capsid. Regions of the model near the threefold place the receptor in close proximity to basic residues previously identified as part of the heparin binding site. The region of the model near the twofold axes identifies a second contact site, not previously characterized but which is also possibly configured by heparin binding. The difference map also revealed two significant conformational changes: (I) at the tops of the threefold protrusions, which have become flattened in the complex, and (II) at the fivefold axes where the top of the channel is widened possibly in response to movement of the HI loops in the capsid proteins. Ordered density in the interior of the capsid in the AAV2-heparin complex was interpreted as nucleic acid, consistent with the presence of non-viral DNA in the expressed capsids.

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  • For AAV2, two critical residues required for binding HS, R585 and R588, reside within VR-VIII, and the 511-NGR-513 motif proposed to play a role in α5β1 co-receptor binding is flanked by VR-I and VR-IV.

    “For example, for AAV2, two critical residues required for binding HS, R585 and R588, reside within VR-VIII, and the 511-NGR-513 proposed to play a role in α5β1 co-receptor binding is flanked by VR-I and VR-IV (Asokan et al., 2006; Kern et al., 2003; Levy et al., 2009; Ng et al., 2010; Opie et al., 2003; Shen et al., 2015; Summerford and Samulski, 1998).”

    From Structure comparison of the chimeric AAV2.7m8 vector with parental AAV2 (2020) · cites this paper as Levy et al., 2009

    The Introduction identifies residues 511-NGR-513 as an α5β1-binding motif, and Results and Discussion calls R585 and R588 the residues most critical for AAV2 heparin binding. The cited paper does not place R585 and R588 within VR-VIII or say that VR-I and VR-IV flank the NGR motif (no page numbers are available in our copy). (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Different types of contaminating DNA sequences, including fragments of the host cell genome from vector production cells, are copackaged with transgenes in AAV vectors.

    “different types of contaminating DNA sequences have been described as being copackaged with the transgenes, including fragments of the host cell genome from the cells that are used during vector production [81].”

    From Understanding Capsid Assembly and Genome Packaging for Adeno-Associated Viruses (2017) · cites this paper as [81]

    The Results and Discussion section ('AAV2-Hep encapsidates an ordered, dodecahedral cage of DNA'; page unavailable) reports non-viral DNA inside AAV2 virus-like particles and suggests that random DNA fragments may be packaged during assembly. It does not identify those fragments as host-cell genomic DNA or show them copackaged with transgenes in AAV vectors; the particles studied lacked a viral genome. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Levy, H. C., Bowman, V. D., Govindasamy, L., McKenna, R., Nash, K., Warrington, K., Chen, W., Muzyczka, N., Yan, X., Baker, T. S., & Agbandje-McKenna, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Florida (US)
  • Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
Venue
Journal of Structural Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-03
Volume
165
Issue
3
Pages
146-156
ISSN
1047-8477 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2156683693
Cited by
110
References
76
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FWCI
4.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Structural Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (4r37gm033050-27)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (P01HL059412, P01HL051811)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R37GM-033050)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P01AI045976)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Structural Biology › Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
AAV2, heparin binding, capsid conformational change, heparan sulfate proteoglycans, capsid structure
MeSH terms
Dependovirus, Capsid, Heparin, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Models, Molecular, Protein Conformation, Virion, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Nucleocapsid, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Capsid Proteins

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