Abstract

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. The Ebola virus glycoproteins, sGP and GP, are major determinants of the virus's pathogenicity. sGP and GP are encoded by the same gene, and thus share 295 amino acids of N-terminal sequence. However, a transcriptional editing event causes them to have different C-terminal sequences. The different C termini result in unique patterns of disulfide bonding, different structures, and different roles in pathogenesis. sGP forms an antiparallel dimer and is secreted in large quantities from infected cells. GP forms a parallel trimer on the viral surface, and functions in viral attachment, fusion, and tropism. Comparative structural analysis of sGP and GP should explain how two structures arise from the same sequence, and provide templates to guide the design of vaccines that elicit antibodies which target the virus rather than the secreted proteins.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR001209-32
Application #
8362062
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-BCMB-P (40))
Project Start
2011-03-01
Project End
2012-02-29
Budget Start
2011-03-01
Budget End
2012-02-29
Support Year
32
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$279
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Stanford University
Department
Chemistry
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
009214214
City
Stanford
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94305

  Publications

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Warelow, Thomas P; Pushie, M Jake; Cotelesage, Julien J H et al. (2017) The active site structure and catalytic mechanism of arsenite oxidase. Sci Rep 7:1757

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