Morphological changes and fusogenic activity of influenza virus hemagglutinin

Biophysical Journal
Tong ShangguanJ Bentz

Abstract

The kinetics of low-pH induced fusion of influenza virus with liposomes have been compared to changes in the morphology of influenza hemagglutinin (HA). At pH 4.9 and 30 degrees C, the fusion of influenza A/PR/8/34 virus with ganglioside-bearing liposomes was complete within 6 min. Virus preincubated at pH 4.9 and 30 degrees C in the absence of liposomes for 2 or 10 min retained most of its fusion activity. However, fusion activity was dramatically reduced after 30 min, and virtually abolished after a 60-min preincubation. Cryo-electron microscopy showed that the hemagglutinin spikes of virions exposed to pH 4.9 at 30 degrees C for 10 min underwent no major morphological changes. After 30 min, however, the spike morphology changed dramatically, and further changes occurred for up to 60 min after exposure to low pH. Because the morphological changes occur at a rate corresponding to the loss of fusion activity, and because these changes are much slower than the rate at which fusion occurs, we conclude that the morphologically altered HA is inactive with respect to fusion-promoting activity. Molecular modeling studies indicate that the formation of an extended coiled coil within the HA trimer, as proposed for HA at low pH, require...Continue Reading

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