Evolution and activation mechanism of the flavivirus class II membrane-fusion machinery

The mechanism of flavivirus activation for membrane fusion is not yet understood. Here, Vaney et al. describe how the viral pr protein, derived from an HSP40/DnaJ chaperonin, interacts with a pH sensing loop in the envelope protein E for fusogenic activation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marie-Christine Vaney, Mariano Dellarole, Stéphane Duquerroy, Iris Medits, Georgios Tsouchnikas, Alexander Rouvinski, Patrick England, Karin Stiasny, Franz X. Heinz, Félix A. Rey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31111-y