title: Identification of a second major site for CD46 binding in the hemagglutinin protein from a laboratory strain of measles virus (MV): potential consequences for wild-type MV infection.
abstract: Natural or wild-type (wt) measles virus (MV) infection in vivo which is restricted to humans and certain monkeys represents an enigma in terms of receptor usage. Although wt MV is known to use the protein SLAM (CD150) as a cell receptor, many human tissues, including respiratory epithelium in which the infection initiates, are SLAM negative. These tissues are CD46 positive, but wt MV strains, unlike vaccinal and laboratory MV strains, are not thought to use CD46 as a receptor. We have identified a novel CD46 binding site at residues S548 and F549, in the hemagglutinin (H) protein from a laboratory MV strain, which is also present in wt H proteins. Our results suggest that although wt MV interacts with SLAM with high affinity, it also possesses the capacity to interact with CD46 with low affinity.
authors.affiliation: Inserm U404, Immunité et vaccination, CERVI, IFR 74, 21 Avenue Tony Garnier, 69365 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Massé
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: Claude P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: T Fabian
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Wild
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buckland
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000378:metabolism; D008459:Measles virus / Q000502:physiology*; D051916:Membrane Cofactor Protein; D008561:Membrane Fusion; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000071177:Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family Member 1
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; C497857:CD46 protein, human; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D051916:Membrane Cofactor Protein; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C000604059:SLAMF1 protein, human; D000071177:Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family Member 1