The Postfusion Structure of the Heartland Virus Gc Glycoprotein Supports Taxonomic Separation of the Bunyaviral Families Phenuiviridae and Hantaviridae

Journal of Virology
Yaohua ZhuGeorge Fu Gao

Abstract

Heartland virus (HRTV) is an emerging human pathogen that belongs to the newly defined family Phenuiviridae, order Bunyavirales Gn and Gc are two viral surface glycoproteins encoded by the M segment and are required for early events during infection. HRTV delivers its genome into the cytoplasm by fusion of the viral envelope and endosomal membranes under low-pH conditions. Here, we describe the crystal structure of HRTV Gc in its postfusion conformation. The structure shows that Gc displays a typical class II fusion protein conformation, and the overall structure is identical to severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) Gc, which also belongs to the Phenuiviridae family. However, our structural analysis indicates that the hantavirus Gc presents distinct features in the aspects of subdomain orientation, N-linked glycosylation, the interaction pattern between protomers, and the fusion loop conformation. This suggests their family-specific subunit arrangement during the fusogenic process and supports the recent taxonomic revision of bunyaviruses. Our results provide insights into the comprehensive comparison of class II membrane fusion proteins in two bunyavirus families, yielding valuable information for treatment...Continue Reading

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