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  1. Article ; Online: The cryo-EM structure of African swine fever virus unravels a unique architecture comprising two icosahedral protein capsids and two lipoprotein membranes.

    Andrés, German / Charro, Diego / Matamoros, Tania / Dillard, Rebecca S / Abrescia, Nicola G A

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2019  Volume 295, Issue 1, Page(s) 1–12

    Abstract: African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a complex nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (NCLDV) that causes a devastating swine disease currently present in many countries of Africa, Europe, and Asia. Despite intense research efforts, relevant gaps in the ... ...

    Abstract African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a complex nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (NCLDV) that causes a devastating swine disease currently present in many countries of Africa, Europe, and Asia. Despite intense research efforts, relevant gaps in the architecture of the infectious virus particle remain. Here, we used single-particle cryo-EM to analyze the three-dimensional structure of the mature ASFV particle. Our results show that the ASFV virion, with a radial diameter of ∼2,080 Å, encloses a genome-containing nucleoid surrounded by two distinct icosahedral protein capsids and two lipoprotein membranes. The outer capsid forms a hexagonal lattice (triangulation number
    MeSH term(s) African Swine Fever Virus/metabolism ; African Swine Fever Virus/ultrastructure ; Animals ; Capsid/ultrastructure ; Capsid Proteins/chemistry ; Capsid Proteins/ultrastructure ; Chlorocebus aethiops ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; Lipids/chemistry ; Protein Multimerization ; Vero Cells ; Viral Envelope Proteins/chemistry ; Viral Envelope Proteins/ultrastructure
    Chemical Substances Capsid Proteins ; Lipids ; Viral Envelope Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-10-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1074/jbc.AC119.011196
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  2. Article: Assessing the Mobility of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Spike Protein Glycans by Structural and Computational Methods.

    Stagnoli, Soledad / Peccati, Francesca / Connell, Sean R / Martinez-Castillo, Ane / Charro, Diego / Millet, Oscar / Bruzzone, Chiara / Palazon, Asis / Ardá, Ana / Jiménez-Barbero, Jesús / Ereño-Orbea, June / Abrescia, Nicola G A / Jiménez-Osés, Gonzalo

    Frontiers in microbiology

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 870938

    Abstract: Two years after its emergence, the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains difficult to control despite the availability of several vaccines. The extensively glycosylated ...

    Abstract Two years after its emergence, the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains difficult to control despite the availability of several vaccines. The extensively glycosylated SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein, which mediates host cell entry by binding to the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) through its receptor binding domain (RBD), is the major target of neutralizing antibodies. Like to many other viral fusion proteins, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein utilizes a glycan shield to thwart the host immune response. To grasp the influence of chemical signatures on carbohydrate mobility and reconcile the cryo-EM density of specific glycans we combined our cryo-EM map of the S ectodomain to 4.1 Å resolution, reconstructed from a limited number of particles, and all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. Chemical modifications modeled on representative glycans (defucosylation, sialylation and addition of terminal LacNAc units) show no significant influence on either protein shielding or glycan flexibility. By estimating at selected sites the local correlation between the full density map and atomic model-based maps derived from molecular dynamics simulations, we provide insight into the geometries of the α-Man-(1→3)-[α-Man-(1→6)-]-β-Man-(1→4)-β-GlcNAc(1→4)-β-GlcNAc core common to all
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2587354-4
    ISSN 1664-302X
    ISSN 1664-302X
    DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2022.870938
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  3. Article ; Online: Structural basis for assembly of vertical single β-barrel viruses.

    Santos-Pérez, Isaac / Charro, Diego / Gil-Carton, David / Azkargorta, Mikel / Elortza, Felix / Bamford, Dennis H / Oksanen, Hanna M / Abrescia, Nicola G A

    Nature communications

    2019  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 1184

    Abstract: The vertical double β-barrel major capsid protein (MCP) fold, fingerprint of the PRD1-adeno viral lineage, is widespread in many viruses infecting organisms across the three domains of life. The discovery of PRD1-like viruses with two MCPs challenged the ...

    Abstract The vertical double β-barrel major capsid protein (MCP) fold, fingerprint of the PRD1-adeno viral lineage, is widespread in many viruses infecting organisms across the three domains of life. The discovery of PRD1-like viruses with two MCPs challenged the known assembly principles. Here, we present the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the archaeal, halophilic, internal membrane-containing Haloarcula californiae icosahedral virus 1 (HCIV-1) and Haloarcula hispanica icosahedral virus 2 (HHIV-2) at 3.7 and 3.8 Å resolution, respectively. Our structures reveal proteins located beneath the morphologically distinct two- and three-tower capsomers and homopentameric membrane proteins at the vertices that orchestrate the positioning of pre-formed vertical single β-barrel MCP heterodimers. The cryo-EM based structures together with the proteomics data provide insights into the assembly mechanism of this type of viruses and into those with membrane-less double β-barrel MCPs.
    MeSH term(s) Archaeal Viruses/physiology ; Capsid Proteins/chemistry ; Capsid Proteins/metabolism ; Capsid Proteins/ultrastructure ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; DNA Viruses/physiology ; Haloarcula/virology ; Models, Molecular ; Protein Conformation, beta-Strand ; Protein Multimerization ; Virion/ultrastructure ; Virus Assembly
    Chemical Substances Capsid Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Video-Audio Media
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-08927-2
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  4. Article ; Online: A novel Schmallenberg virus subunit vaccine candidate protects IFNAR

    Boshra, Hani / Lorenzo, Gema / Charro, Diego / Moreno, Sandra / Guerra, Gabriel Soares / Sanchez, Isbene / Garrido, Joseba M / Geijo, Marivi / Brun, Alejandro / Abrescia, Nicola G A

    Scientific reports

    2020  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 18725

    Abstract: Schmallenberg virus (SBV), an arthropod-transmitted pathogenic bunyavirus, continues to be a threat to the European livestock industry, causing morbidity and mortality among young ruminant livestock. Here, we describe a novel SBV subunit vaccine, based ... ...

    Abstract Schmallenberg virus (SBV), an arthropod-transmitted pathogenic bunyavirus, continues to be a threat to the European livestock industry, causing morbidity and mortality among young ruminant livestock. Here, we describe a novel SBV subunit vaccine, based on bacterially expressed SBV nucleoprotein (SBV-N) administered with a veterinary-grade Saponin adjuvant. When assayed in an IFNAR
    MeSH term(s) Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage ; Animals ; Antibodies, Viral/biosynthesis ; Antibody Specificity ; Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies/biosynthesis ; Bunyaviridae Infections/immunology ; Bunyaviridae Infections/prevention & control ; Bunyaviridae Infections/veterinary ; In Vitro Techniques ; Interferon-gamma/metabolism ; Lymphocyte Activation ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Orthobunyavirus/genetics ; Orthobunyavirus/immunology ; Orthobunyavirus/pathogenicity ; Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta/deficiency ; Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta/genetics ; Ruminants ; Saponins/administration & dosage ; Vaccines, Subunit/administration & dosage ; Vaccines, Subunit/genetics ; Vaccines, Subunit/immunology ; Viral Vaccines/administration & dosage ; Viral Vaccines/genetics ; Viral Vaccines/immunology
    Chemical Substances Adjuvants, Immunologic ; Antibodies, Viral ; Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies ; Ifnar1 protein, mouse ; Saponins ; Vaccines, Subunit ; Viral Vaccines ; Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta (156986-95-7) ; Interferon-gamma (82115-62-6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-73424-2
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  5. Article ; Online: DNA vaccination regimes against Schmallenberg virus infection in IFNAR

    Boshra, Hani Y / Charro, Diego / Lorenzo, Gema / Sánchez, Isbene / Lazaro, Beatriz / Brun, Alejandro / Abrescia, Nicola G A

    Antiviral research

    2017  Volume 141, Page(s) 107–115

    Abstract: Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is an RNA virus of the Bunyaviridae family, genus Orthobunyavirus that infects wild and livestock species of ruminants. While inactivated and attenuated vaccines have been shown to prevent SBV infection, little is known about ... ...

    Abstract Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is an RNA virus of the Bunyaviridae family, genus Orthobunyavirus that infects wild and livestock species of ruminants. While inactivated and attenuated vaccines have been shown to prevent SBV infection, little is known about their mode of immunity; specifically, which components of the virus are responsible for inducing immunological responses in the host. As previous DNA vaccination experiments on other bunyaviruses have found that glycoproteins, as well as modified (i.e. ubiquitinated) nucleoproteins (N) can confer immunity against virulent viral challenge, constructs encoding for fragments of SBV glycoproteins G
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-05
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 306628-9
    ISSN 1872-9096 ; 0166-3542
    ISSN (online) 1872-9096
    ISSN 0166-3542
    DOI 10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.02.013
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  6. Article ; Online: Minimal epitope for Mannitou IgM on paucimannose-carrying glycoproteins.

    Robakiewicz, Stefania / Bridot, Clarisse / Serna, Sonia / Gimeno, Ana / Echeverria, Begoña / Delgado, Sandra / de Ruyck, Jérôme / Semwal, Shubham / Charro, Diego / Dansercoer, Ann / Verstraete, Kenneth / Azkargorta, Mikel / van Noort, Kim / Wilbers, Ruud H P / Savvides, Savvas N / Abrescia, Nicola G A / Arda, Ana / Reichardt, Niels C / Jiménez-Barbero, Jesús /
    Bouckaert, Julie

    Glycobiology

    2021  Volume 31, Issue 8, Page(s) 1005–1017

    Abstract: Paucimannosidic glycans are restricted to the core structure [Man1-3GlcNAc2Fuc0-1] of N-glycans and are rarely found in mammalian tissues. Yet, especially [Man2-3GlcNAc2Fuc1] have been found significantly upregulated in tumors, including in colorectal ... ...

    Abstract Paucimannosidic glycans are restricted to the core structure [Man1-3GlcNAc2Fuc0-1] of N-glycans and are rarely found in mammalian tissues. Yet, especially [Man2-3GlcNAc2Fuc1] have been found significantly upregulated in tumors, including in colorectal and liver cancer. Mannitou IgM is a murine monoclonal antibody that was previously shown to recognize Man3GlcNAc2 with an almost exclusive selectivity. Here, we have sought the definition of the minimal glycan epitope of Mannitou IgM, initiated by screening on a newly designed paucimannosidic glycan microarray; among the best binders were Man3GlcNAc2 and its α1,6 core-fucosylated variant, Man3GlcNAc2Fuc1. Unexpectedly and in contrast to earlier findings, Man5GlcNAc2-type structures bind equally well and a large tolerance was observed for substitutions on the α1,6 arm. It was confirmed that any substitution on the single α1,3-linked mannose completely abolishes binding. Surface plasmon resonance for kinetic measurements of Mannitou IgM binding, either directly on the glycans or as presented on omega-1 and kappa-5 soluble egg antigens from the helminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni, showed submicromolar affinities. To characterize the epitope in greater and atomic detail, saturation transfer difference nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was performed with the Mannitou antigen-binding fragment. The STD-NMR data demonstrated the strongest interactions with the aliphatic protons H1 and H2 of the α1-3-linked mannose and weaker imprints on its H3, H4 and H5 protons. In conclusion, Mannitou IgM binding requires a nonsubstituted α1,3-linked mannose branch of paucimannose also on proteins, making it a highly specific tool for the distinction of concurrent human tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; Epitopes/chemistry ; Fucose/metabolism ; Glycoproteins/metabolism ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin M ; Mammals/metabolism ; Membrane Proteins ; Mice ; Polysaccharides/chemistry ; Schistosoma mansoni/chemistry ; Schistosoma mansoni/metabolism
    Chemical Substances DNA-Binding Proteins ; Epitopes ; Glycoproteins ; Immunoglobulin M ; Man1 protein, mouse ; Membrane Proteins ; Polysaccharides ; Fucose (28RYY2IV3F)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1067689-2
    ISSN 1460-2423 ; 0959-6658
    ISSN (online) 1460-2423
    ISSN 0959-6658
    DOI 10.1093/glycob/cwab027
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  7. Article ; Online: Minimal epitope for Mannitou IgM on paucimannose-carrying glycoproteins

    Robakiewicz, Stefania / Bridot, Clarisse / Serna, Sonia / Gimeno, Ana / Echeverria, Begoña / Delgado, Sandra / Ruyck, Jérôme / Semwal, Shubham / Charro, Diego / Dansercoer, Ann / Verstraete, Kenneth / Azkargorta, Mikel / Noort, Kim / Wilbers, Ruud / Savvides, Savvas N. / Abrescia, Nicola G.A. / Arda, Ana / Reichardt, Niels C. / Jiménez-Barbero, Jesús /
    Bouckaert, Julie

    Glycobiology

    2021  Volume 31, Issue 8

    Abstract: Paucimannosidic glycans are restricted to the core structure [Man1–3GlcNAc2Fuc0–1] of N-glycans and are rarely found in mammalian tissues. Yet, especially [Man2-3GlcNAc2Fuc1] have been found significantly upregulated in tumors, including in colorectal ... ...

    Abstract Paucimannosidic glycans are restricted to the core structure [Man1–3GlcNAc2Fuc0–1] of N-glycans and are rarely found in mammalian tissues. Yet, especially [Man2-3GlcNAc2Fuc1] have been found significantly upregulated in tumors, including in colorectal and liver cancer. Mannitou IgM is a murine monoclonal antibody that was previously shown to recognise Man3GlcNAc2 with an almost exclusive selectivity. Here, we have sought the definition of the minimal glycan epitope of Mannitou IgM, initiated by screening on a newly designed paucimannosidic glycan microarray. Among the best binders were Man3GlcNAc2 and its α1,6 core-fucosylated variant, Man3GlcNAc2Fuc1. Unexpectedly and in contrast to earlier findings, Man5GlcNAc2-type structures bind equally well and a large tolerance was observed for substitutions on the α1,6 arm. It was confirmed that any substitution on the single α1,3-linked mannose completely abolishes binding. Surface plasmon resonance for kinetic measurements of Mannitou IgM binding, either directly on the glycans or as presented on omega-1 and kappa-5 soluble egg antigens from the helminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni, showed submicromolar affinities. To characterize the epitope in greater and atomic detail, saturation transfer difference nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was performed with the Mannitou antigen-binding fragment. The STD-NMR data demonstrated the strongest interactions with the aliphatic protons H1 and H2 of the α1–3-linked mannose, and weaker imprints on its H3, H4 and H5 protons. In conclusion, Mannitou IgM binding requires a non-substituted α1,3-linked mannose branch of paucimannose also on proteins, making it a highly specific tool for the distinction of concurrent human tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens.
    Keywords IgM ; Mannitou ; N-glycan ; core fucose ; paucimannosidic epitopes
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing country nl
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 1067689-2
    ISSN 1460-2423 ; 0959-6658
    ISSN (online) 1460-2423
    ISSN 0959-6658
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  8. Article ; Online: Insight into the Assembly of Viruses with Vertical Single β-barrel Major Capsid Proteins.

    Gil-Carton, David / Jaakkola, Salla T / Charro, Diego / Peralta, Bibiana / Castaño-Díez, Daniel / Oksanen, Hanna M / Bamford, Dennis H / Abrescia, Nicola G A

    Structure (London, England : 1993)

    2015  Volume 23, Issue 10, Page(s) 1866–1877

    Abstract: Archaeal viruses constitute the least explored niche within the virosphere. Structure-based approaches have revealed close relationships between viruses infecting organisms from different domains of life. Here, using biochemical and cryo-electron ... ...

    Abstract Archaeal viruses constitute the least explored niche within the virosphere. Structure-based approaches have revealed close relationships between viruses infecting organisms from different domains of life. Here, using biochemical and cryo-electron microscopy techniques, we solved the structure of euryarchaeal, halophilic, internal membrane-containing Haloarcula hispanica icosahedral virus 2 (HHIV-2). We show that the density of the two major capsid proteins (MCPs) recapitulates vertical single β-barrel proteins and that disulfide bridges stabilize the capsid. Below, ordered density is visible close to the membrane and at the five-fold vertices underneath the host-interacting vertex complex underpinning membrane-protein interactions. The HHIV-2 structure exemplifies the division of conserved architectural elements of a virion, such as the capsid, from those that evolve rapidly due to selective environmental pressure such as host-recognizing structures. We propose that in viruses with two vertical single β-barrel MCPs the vesicle is indispensable, and membrane-protein interactions serve as protein-railings for guiding the assembly.
    MeSH term(s) Archaeal Viruses/genetics ; Archaeal Viruses/metabolism ; Archaeal Viruses/ultrastructure ; Binding Sites ; Capsid/metabolism ; Capsid/ultrastructure ; Capsid Proteins/chemistry ; Capsid Proteins/genetics ; Capsid Proteins/metabolism ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; Crystallography, X-Ray ; Disulfides ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; Escherichia coli/metabolism ; Gene Expression ; Genome, Viral ; Haloarcula/virology ; Models, Molecular ; Protein Binding ; Protein Multimerization ; Protein Structure, Secondary ; Protein Structure, Tertiary ; Recombinant Proteins/chemistry ; Recombinant Proteins/genetics ; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism ; Salt-Tolerance ; Virion/genetics ; Virion/metabolism ; Virion/ultrastructure ; Virus Assembly
    Chemical Substances Capsid Proteins ; Disulfides ; Recombinant Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-10-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1213087-4
    ISSN 1878-4186 ; 0969-2126
    ISSN (online) 1878-4186
    ISSN 0969-2126
    DOI 10.1016/j.str.2015.07.015
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