The Transmembrane Conformation of the Influenza B Virus M2 Protein in Lipid Bilayers
© 2019, The Author(s). Influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal flu epidemics. The M2 protein of influenza B (BM2) is a membrane-embedded tetrameric proton channel that is essential for the viral lifecycle. BM2 is a functional analog of AM2 but shares only 24% sequence identity for the transmembran...
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| author | Mandala, Venkata S Liao, Shu-Yu Gelenter, Martin D Hong, Mei |
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| description | © 2019, The Author(s). Influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal flu epidemics. The M2 protein of influenza B (BM2) is a membrane-embedded tetrameric proton channel that is essential for the viral lifecycle. BM2 is a functional analog of AM2 but shares only 24% sequence identity for the transmembrane (TM) domain. The structure and function of AM2, which is targeted by two antiviral drugs, have been well characterized. In comparison, much less is known about the structure of BM2 and no drug is so far available to inhibit this protein. Here we use solid-state NMR spectroscopy to investigate the conformation of BM2(1–51) in phospholipid bilayers at high pH, which corresponds to the closed state of the channel. Using 2D and 3D correlation NMR experiments, we resolved and assigned the 13 C and 15 N chemical shifts of 29 residues of the TM domain, which yielded backbone (φ, ψ) torsion angles. Residues 6–28 form a well-ordered α-helix, whereas residues 1–5 and 29–35 display chemical shifts that are indicative of random coil or β-sheet conformations. The length of the BM2-TM helix resembles that of AM2-TM, despite their markedly different amino acid sequences. In comparison, large 15 N chemical shift differences are observed between bilayer-bound BM2 and micelle-bound BM2, indicating that the TM helix conformation and the backbone hydrogen bonding in lipid bilayers differ from the micelle-bound conformation. Moreover, H N chemical shifts of micelle-bound BM2 lack the periodic trend expected for coiled coil helices, which disagree with the presence of a coiled coil structure in micelles. These results establish the basis for determining the full three-dimensional structure of the tetrameric BM2 to elucidate its proton-conduction mechanism. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1350882021-10-28T04:33:22Z The Transmembrane Conformation of the Influenza B Virus M2 Protein in Lipid Bilayers Mandala, Venkata S Liao, Shu-Yu Gelenter, Martin D Hong, Mei © 2019, The Author(s). Influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal flu epidemics. The M2 protein of influenza B (BM2) is a membrane-embedded tetrameric proton channel that is essential for the viral lifecycle. BM2 is a functional analog of AM2 but shares only 24% sequence identity for the transmembrane (TM) domain. The structure and function of AM2, which is targeted by two antiviral drugs, have been well characterized. In comparison, much less is known about the structure of BM2 and no drug is so far available to inhibit this protein. Here we use solid-state NMR spectroscopy to investigate the conformation of BM2(1–51) in phospholipid bilayers at high pH, which corresponds to the closed state of the channel. Using 2D and 3D correlation NMR experiments, we resolved and assigned the 13 C and 15 N chemical shifts of 29 residues of the TM domain, which yielded backbone (φ, ψ) torsion angles. Residues 6–28 form a well-ordered α-helix, whereas residues 1–5 and 29–35 display chemical shifts that are indicative of random coil or β-sheet conformations. The length of the BM2-TM helix resembles that of AM2-TM, despite their markedly different amino acid sequences. In comparison, large 15 N chemical shift differences are observed between bilayer-bound BM2 and micelle-bound BM2, indicating that the TM helix conformation and the backbone hydrogen bonding in lipid bilayers differ from the micelle-bound conformation. Moreover, H N chemical shifts of micelle-bound BM2 lack the periodic trend expected for coiled coil helices, which disagree with the presence of a coiled coil structure in micelles. These results establish the basis for determining the full three-dimensional structure of the tetrameric BM2 to elucidate its proton-conduction mechanism. 2021-10-27T20:10:40Z 2021-10-27T20:10:40Z 2019 2019-07-19T18:43:28Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/135088 en 10.1038/s41598-019-40217-1 Scientific Reports Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Springer Science and Business Media LLC Scientific Reports |
| spellingShingle | Mandala, Venkata S Liao, Shu-Yu Gelenter, Martin D Hong, Mei The Transmembrane Conformation of the Influenza B Virus M2 Protein in Lipid Bilayers |
| title | The Transmembrane Conformation of the Influenza B Virus M2 Protein in Lipid Bilayers |
| title_full | The Transmembrane Conformation of the Influenza B Virus M2 Protein in Lipid Bilayers |
| title_fullStr | The Transmembrane Conformation of the Influenza B Virus M2 Protein in Lipid Bilayers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Transmembrane Conformation of the Influenza B Virus M2 Protein in Lipid Bilayers |
| title_short | The Transmembrane Conformation of the Influenza B Virus M2 Protein in Lipid Bilayers |
| title_sort | transmembrane conformation of the influenza b virus m2 protein in lipid bilayers |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/135088 |
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