7MJM

Cryo-EM structure of the SARS-CoV-2 N501Y mutant spike protein ectodomain bound to human ACE2 ectodomain


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.83 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Cryo-electron microscopy structures of the N501Y SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in complex with ACE2 and 2 potent neutralizing antibodies.

Zhu, X.Mannar, D.Srivastava, S.S.Berezuk, A.M.Demers, J.P.Saville, J.W.Leopold, K.Li, W.Dimitrov, D.S.Tuttle, K.S.Zhou, S.Chittori, S.Subramaniam, S.

(2021) PLoS Biol 19: e3001237-e3001237

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001237
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7MJG, 7MJH, 7MJI, 7MJJ, 7MJK, 7MJL, 7MJM, 7MJN

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The recently reported "UK variant" (B.1.1.7) of SARS-CoV-2 is thought to be more infectious than previously circulating strains as a result of several changes, including the N501Y mutation. We present a 2.9-Å resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of the complex between the ACE2 receptor and N501Y spike protein ectodomains that shows Y501 inserted into a cavity at the binding interface near Y41 of ACE2. This additional interaction provides a structural explanation for the increased ACE2 affinity of the N501Y mutant, and likely contributes to its increased infectivity. However, this mutation does not result in large structural changes, enabling important neutralization epitopes to be retained in the spike receptor binding domain. We confirmed this through biophysical assays and by determining cryo-EM structures of spike protein ectodomains bound to 2 representative potent neutralizing antibody fragments.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Spike glycoprotein
A, B, C
1,288Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Mutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: S2
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UniProt GroupP0DTC2
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Processed angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
D, E
606Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: ACE2UNQ868/PRO1885
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Find proteins for Q9BYF1 (Homo sapiens)
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PHAROS:  Q9BYF1
GTEx:  ENSG00000130234 
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Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
NAG
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AA [auth A]
AB [auth E]
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CA [auth A]
AA [auth A],
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BA [auth A],
BB [auth E],
CA [auth A],
CB [auth E],
DA [auth A],
EA [auth A],
FA [auth B],
GA [auth B],
HA [auth B],
IA [auth B],
JA [auth B],
KA [auth B],
LA [auth B],
MA [auth B],
NA [auth C],
OA [auth C],
PA [auth C],
QA [auth C],
RA [auth C],
SA [auth C],
TA [auth C],
UA [auth C],
VA [auth D],
WA [auth D],
X [auth A],
XA [auth D],
Y [auth A],
YA [auth D],
Z [auth A],
ZA [auth E]
2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
C8 H15 N O6
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.83 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Canada Excellence Research Chair AwardCanadaPrecision Cancer Drug Design
Other governmentCanadaCOVID-19 research

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2021-05-12
    Type: Initial release