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Growth defect of domain III glycoprotein B mutants of human cytomegalovirus reverted by compensatory mutations co-localizing in post-fusion conformation.
mBio - 16 Oct 2024
Mollik Madlen, Rohorzka Andreas, Chen Xiaohan, Kropff Barbara, Eisler Lukas, Külekci Büsra, Puchhammer-Stöckl Elisabeth, Thomas Marco, Görzer Irene
Abstract excerpt
Cell entry is a crucial step for a virus to infect a host cell. Human cytomegalovirus utilizes glycoprotein B (gB) to fuse the viral and host cell membranes upon receptor binding of gH/gL-containing complexes. Fusion is mediated by major conformational changes of gB from a metastable pre-fusion to a stable post-fusion state whereby the central trimeric coiled-coils, formed by domain (Dom)III α helices, remain...
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