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The data reported in this manuscript however suggest that if HRC peptides are localized to the cell membrane by a cholesterol tag, and are engineered to interact more strongly with the HRN target domain, they become capable of interacting with F prior to the insertion of the fusion peptide into the target cell membrane. | |||||||||||||||
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To explain the greater stability of the heterologous pair, we expanded on our previous residue-by residue evaluation of the HRN-HRC interaction, and studied this interaction in atomic detail. | |||||||||||||||
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Our results provide strong evidence that interhelical packing interactions in the F ectodomain core are important determinants of the stability of HRN-HRC interaction, and thus of peptide inhibitor activity. | |||||||||||||||
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HPIV3 HRC peptides act by binding to the F HRN coiled coil, disrupting postfusion six-helix bundle (6HB) formation and blocking viral entry. | |||||||||||||||
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Note that all peptides bear the Glu459-to-Val mutation that we previously identified as enhancing HRN-HRC interaction and potency [48]. | |||||||||||||||
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The current paradigm for the mechanism of HR-derived peptide action proposes that HRC peptides bind to the postulated extended intermediate state, after the fusion peptide has inserted into the target membrane, and prevent the transition to the post-fusion conformation [5], [44], [45]. | |||||||||||||||
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In this work, we report that unlike the untagged HRC peptides, which bind to the postulated extended intermediate state bridging the viral and cell membranes, the cholesterol tagged HRC-derived peptides interact with F before the fusion peptide inserts into the target cell membrane, thus capturing an earlier stage in the F-activation process. | |||||||||||||||
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The basis for this phenomenon lies in the greater stability of the interaction between the heterologous HRN-HRC pair (NiV-HPIV3) compared to the homologous pair (NiV-NiV) [48]. | |||||||||||||||
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