HA NA
RNP
influenza virus
alphaviruses
influenza virus
Enveloped viruses penetrate cells by fusion of viral and cellular membranes Influenza: enters through endosomes, depends on low pH of endosome to initiate fusion process HIV: can fuse at cell surface, depends on receptor (CD4) and co-receptor to initiate fusion process
Virus
Prefusion
Extended intermediate
Collapse of intermediate
Hemifusion
Envelope glycoprotein
Receptor binding domain Fusion molecule
TM
500 !
viral membrane
-C HA1 HA2 N-
HA2 C-
-N HA1
HA2 TM <
- HA1 N
HA trimer: pH 7
pH<5.5
HA monomer: pH 7 pH<5.5
energy
HA0
post-translational cleavage
virus
Fusion mechanism A. Cleave precursor (prime) B. Localize virus to cell (by receptor binding) C. Trigger refolding (by co-receptor, low pH, etc.) 1. Expose fusion peptide 2. Insert fusion peptide into target membrane 3. Fold back to bring together target and viral membranes
virus
trigger
expose
insert
fold back
cap
ebola GP2
HTLV-1 gp21
ganglioside
fluorescein pH sensor
100 nm
Histograms of times to hemifusion (lipid mixing) and pore formation (content mixing)
A X1 X2 XN-1 H
OR N independent parallel steps
AH AH AH ....
k k
N=1 (exponential) (hemifusion decay: time from hemifusion to pore formation for individual particles -- single rate-limiting step)
pH dependence
pH dependence k
Influenza HA fusion
H+
Native
H+
HA1 open
HA2 extended
Influenza HA fusion
H+
Native
H+
HA1 open
HA2 extended