The structure of the cytomegalovirus-encoded m04 glycoprotein, a prototypical member of the m02 family of immunoevasins

Berry, Richard, Vivian, Julian P., Deuss, Felix A., Balaji, Gautham R., Saunders, Philipa M., Lin, Jie, Littler, Dene R., Brooks, Andrew G. and Rossjohn, Jamie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2020-7522 2014. The structure of the cytomegalovirus-encoded m04 glycoprotein, a prototypical member of the m02 family of immunoevasins. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 289 (34) , pp. 23753-23763. 10.1074/jbc.M114.584128

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Abstract

The ability of CMVs to evade the immune system of the host is dependent on the expression of a wide array of glycoproteins, many of which interfere with natural killer cell function. In murine CMV, two large protein families mediate this immune-evasive function. Although it is established that the m145 family members mimic the structure of MHC-I molecules, the structure of the m02 family remains unknown. The most extensively studied m02 family member is m04, a glycoprotein that escorts newly assembled MHC-I molecules to the cell surface, presumably to avoid “missing self” recognition. Here we report the crystal structure of the m04 ectodomain, thereby providing insight into this large immunoevasin family. m04 adopted a β-sandwich immunoglobulin variable (Ig-V)-like fold, despite sharing very little sequence identity with the Ig-V superfamily. In addition to the Ig-V core, m04 possesses several unique structural features that included an unusual β-strand topology, a number of extended loops and a prominent α-helix. The m04 interior was packed by a myriad of hydrophobic residues that form distinct clusters around two conserved tryptophan residues. This hydrophobic core was well conserved throughout the m02 family, thereby indicating that murine CMV encodes a number of Ig-V-like molecules. We show that m04 binds a range of MHC-I molecules with low affinity in a peptide-independent manner. Accordingly, the structure of m04, which represents the first example of an murine CMV encoded Ig-V fold, provides a basis for understanding the structure and function of this enigmatic and large family of immunoevasins.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Glycoprotein Structure; Immunoglobulin-like Domain; Immunology; Natural Killer Cells (NK Cells); Viral Protein
Publisher:	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ISSN:	1083-351X
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2022 09:52
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/89489

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