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CryoEM and AI reveal a structure of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp2, a multifunctional protein involved in key host processes

View ORCID ProfileMeghna Gupta, View ORCID ProfileCaleigh M. Azumaya, View ORCID ProfileMichelle Moritz, View ORCID ProfileSergei Pourmal, View ORCID ProfileAmy Diallo, View ORCID ProfileGregory E. Merz, View ORCID ProfileGwendolyn Jang, View ORCID ProfileMehdi Bouhaddou, View ORCID ProfileAndrea Fossati, View ORCID ProfileAxel F. Brilot, View ORCID ProfileDevan Diwanji, View ORCID ProfileEvelyn Hernandez, View ORCID ProfileNadia Herrera, View ORCID ProfileHuong T. Kratochvil, View ORCID ProfileVictor L. Lam, View ORCID ProfileFei Li, View ORCID ProfileYang Li, View ORCID ProfileHenry C. Nguyen, View ORCID ProfileCarlos Nowotny, View ORCID ProfileTristan W. Owens, View ORCID ProfileJessica K. Peters, View ORCID ProfileAlexandrea N. Rizo, View ORCID ProfileUrsula Schulze-Gahmen, Amber M. Smith, View ORCID ProfileIris D. Young, View ORCID ProfileZanlin Yu, View ORCID ProfileDaniel Asarnow, View ORCID ProfileChristian Billesbølle, View ORCID ProfileMelody G. Campbell, View ORCID ProfileJen Chen, View ORCID ProfileKuei-Ho Chen, View ORCID ProfileUn Seng Chio, View ORCID ProfileMiles Sasha Dickinson, Loan Doan, View ORCID ProfileMingliang Jin, View ORCID ProfileKate Kim, View ORCID ProfileJunrui Li, View ORCID ProfileYen-Li Li, View ORCID ProfileEdmond Linossi, View ORCID ProfileYanxin Liu, View ORCID ProfileMegan Lo, View ORCID ProfileJocelyne Lopez, View ORCID ProfileKyle E. Lopez, View ORCID ProfileAdamo Mancino, View ORCID ProfileFrank R. Moss III, View ORCID ProfileMichael D. Paul, View ORCID ProfileKomal Ishwar Pawar, View ORCID ProfileAdrian Pelin, View ORCID ProfileThomas H. Pospiech Jr., View ORCID ProfileCristina Puchades, View ORCID ProfileSoumya Govinda Remesh, View ORCID ProfileMaliheh Safari, View ORCID ProfileKaitlin Schaefer, View ORCID ProfileMing Sun, Mariano C Tabios, View ORCID ProfileAye C. Thwin, View ORCID ProfileErron W. Titus, View ORCID ProfileRaphael Trenker, View ORCID ProfileEric Tse, View ORCID ProfileTsz Kin Martin Tsui, View ORCID ProfileFeng Wang, View ORCID ProfileKaihua Zhang, View ORCID ProfileYang Zhang, View ORCID ProfileJianhua Zhao, View ORCID ProfileFengbo Zhou, View ORCID ProfileYuan Zhou, View ORCID ProfileLorena Zuliani-Alvarez, QCRG Structural Biology Consortium, View ORCID ProfileDavid A Agard, Yifan Cheng, View ORCID ProfileJames S Fraser, Natalia Jura, View ORCID ProfileTanja Kortemme, Aashish Manglik, Daniel R. Southworth, View ORCID ProfileRobert M Stroud, View ORCID ProfileDanielle L Swaney, View ORCID ProfileNevan J Krogan, View ORCID ProfileAdam Frost, Oren S Rosenberg, View ORCID ProfileKliment A Verba
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.10.443524
Meghna Gupta
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Caleigh M. Azumaya
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Michelle Moritz
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Sergei Pourmal
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Amy Diallo
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Gregory E. Merz
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Gwendolyn Jang
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Mehdi Bouhaddou
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Andrea Fossati
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Axel F. Brilot
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Devan Diwanji
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Evelyn Hernandez
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Nadia Herrera
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Huong T. Kratochvil
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Victor L. Lam
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Fei Li
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Yang Li
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Henry C. Nguyen
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Tristan W. Owens
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Jessica K. Peters
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Ursula Schulze-Gahmen
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Zanlin Yu
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Melody G. Campbell
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James S Fraser
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Robert M Stroud
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Danielle L Swaney
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Nevan J Krogan
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Adam Frost
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Oren S Rosenberg
1QBI Coronavirus Research Group Structural Biology Consortium, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
2Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) COVID-19 Research Group (QCRG), San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
3QBI, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
8Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
14Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
15Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Kliment A Verba
1QBI Coronavirus Research Group Structural Biology Consortium, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
2Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) COVID-19 Research Group (QCRG), San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
3QBI, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
13Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 protein Nsp2 has been implicated in a wide range of viral processes, but its exact functions, and the structural basis of those functions, remain unknown. Here, we report an atomic model for full-length Nsp2 obtained by combining cryo-electron microscopy with deep learning-based structure prediction from AlphaFold2. The resulting structure reveals a highly-conserved zinc ion-binding site, suggesting a role for Nsp2 in RNA binding. Mapping emerging mutations from variants of SARS-CoV-2 on the resulting structure shows potential host-Nsp2 interaction regions. Using structural analysis together with affinity tagged purification mass spectrometry experiments, we identify Nsp2 mutants that are unable to interact with the actin-nucleation-promoting WASH protein complex or with GIGYF2, an inhibitor of translation initiation and modulator of ribosome-associated quality control. Our work suggests a potential role of Nsp2 in linking viral transcription within the viral replication-transcription complexes (RTC) to the translation initiation of the viral message. Collectively, the structure reported here, combined with mutant interaction mapping, provides a foundation for functional studies of this evolutionary conserved coronavirus protein and may assist future drug design.

Competing Interest Statement

J.S.F. is a founder of Keyhole Therapeutics and a shareholder of Relay Therapeutics and Keyhole Therapeutics. The Fraser laboratory has received sponsored research support from Relay Therapeutics. The Krogan Laboratory has received research support from Vir Biotechnology and F. Hoffmann-La Roche. N.K. has consulting agreements with Maze Therapeutics and Interline Therapeutics, and is a shareholder of Tenaya Therapeutics. A.F. is a shareholder of Relay Therapeutics. A.F. has received sponsored research support from Relay Therapeutics. Other authors declare no competing interests.

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CryoEM and AI reveal a structure of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp2, a multifunctional protein involved in key host processes
Meghna Gupta, Caleigh M. Azumaya, Michelle Moritz, Sergei Pourmal, Amy Diallo, Gregory E. Merz, Gwendolyn Jang, Mehdi Bouhaddou, Andrea Fossati, Axel F. Brilot, Devan Diwanji, Evelyn Hernandez, Nadia Herrera, Huong T. Kratochvil, Victor L. Lam, Fei Li, Yang Li, Henry C. Nguyen, Carlos Nowotny, Tristan W. Owens, Jessica K. Peters, Alexandrea N. Rizo, Ursula Schulze-Gahmen, Amber M. Smith, Iris D. Young, Zanlin Yu, Daniel Asarnow, Christian Billesbølle, Melody G. Campbell, Jen Chen, Kuei-Ho Chen, Un Seng Chio, Miles Sasha Dickinson, Loan Doan, Mingliang Jin, Kate Kim, Junrui Li, Yen-Li Li, Edmond Linossi, Yanxin Liu, Megan Lo, Jocelyne Lopez, Kyle E. Lopez, Adamo Mancino, Frank R. Moss III, Michael D. Paul, Komal Ishwar Pawar, Adrian Pelin, Thomas H. Pospiech Jr., Cristina Puchades, Soumya Govinda Remesh, Maliheh Safari, Kaitlin Schaefer, Ming Sun, Mariano C Tabios, Aye C. Thwin, Erron W. Titus, Raphael Trenker, Eric Tse, Tsz Kin Martin Tsui, Feng Wang, Kaihua Zhang, Yang Zhang, Jianhua Zhao, Fengbo Zhou, Yuan Zhou, Lorena Zuliani-Alvarez, QCRG Structural Biology Consortium, David A Agard, Yifan Cheng, James S Fraser, Natalia Jura, Tanja Kortemme, Aashish Manglik, Daniel R. Southworth, Robert M Stroud, Danielle L Swaney, Nevan J Krogan, Adam Frost, Oren S Rosenberg, Kliment A Verba
bioRxiv 2021.05.10.443524; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.10.443524
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CryoEM and AI reveal a structure of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp2, a multifunctional protein involved in key host processes
Meghna Gupta, Caleigh M. Azumaya, Michelle Moritz, Sergei Pourmal, Amy Diallo, Gregory E. Merz, Gwendolyn Jang, Mehdi Bouhaddou, Andrea Fossati, Axel F. Brilot, Devan Diwanji, Evelyn Hernandez, Nadia Herrera, Huong T. Kratochvil, Victor L. Lam, Fei Li, Yang Li, Henry C. Nguyen, Carlos Nowotny, Tristan W. Owens, Jessica K. Peters, Alexandrea N. Rizo, Ursula Schulze-Gahmen, Amber M. Smith, Iris D. Young, Zanlin Yu, Daniel Asarnow, Christian Billesbølle, Melody G. Campbell, Jen Chen, Kuei-Ho Chen, Un Seng Chio, Miles Sasha Dickinson, Loan Doan, Mingliang Jin, Kate Kim, Junrui Li, Yen-Li Li, Edmond Linossi, Yanxin Liu, Megan Lo, Jocelyne Lopez, Kyle E. Lopez, Adamo Mancino, Frank R. Moss III, Michael D. Paul, Komal Ishwar Pawar, Adrian Pelin, Thomas H. Pospiech Jr., Cristina Puchades, Soumya Govinda Remesh, Maliheh Safari, Kaitlin Schaefer, Ming Sun, Mariano C Tabios, Aye C. Thwin, Erron W. Titus, Raphael Trenker, Eric Tse, Tsz Kin Martin Tsui, Feng Wang, Kaihua Zhang, Yang Zhang, Jianhua Zhao, Fengbo Zhou, Yuan Zhou, Lorena Zuliani-Alvarez, QCRG Structural Biology Consortium, David A Agard, Yifan Cheng, James S Fraser, Natalia Jura, Tanja Kortemme, Aashish Manglik, Daniel R. Southworth, Robert M Stroud, Danielle L Swaney, Nevan J Krogan, Adam Frost, Oren S Rosenberg, Kliment A Verba
bioRxiv 2021.05.10.443524; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.10.443524

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