Higher-Order Structure of Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 8 by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry

Autor: Tomohiko Ikeda, Yuki Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Oyama, Aoba Matsushita, Yasuo Tsunaka, Mitsuko Fukuhara, Tetsuo Torisu, Susumu Uchiyama
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Viruses, Vol 16, Iss 4, p 585 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1999-4915
DOI: 10.3390/v16040585
Popis: The higher-order structure (HOS) is a critical quality attribute of recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs). Evaluating the HOS of the entire rAAV capsid is challenging because of the flexibility and/or less folded nature of the VP1 unique (VP1u) and VP1/VP2 common regions, which are structural features essential for these regions to exert their functions following viral infection. In this study, hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) was used for the structural analysis of full and empty rAAV8 capsids. We obtained 486 peptides representing 85% sequence coverage. Surprisingly, the VP1u region showed rapid deuterium uptake even though this region contains the phospholipase A2 domain composed primarily of α-helices. The comparison of deuterium uptake between full and empty capsids showed significant protection from hydrogen/deuterium exchange in the full capsid at the channel structure of the 5-fold symmetry axis. This corresponds to cryo-electron microscopy studies in which the extended densities were observed only in the full capsid. In addition, deuterium uptake was reduced in the VP1u region of the full capsid, suggesting the folding and/or interaction of this region with the encapsidated genome. This study demonstrated HDX-MS as a powerful method for probing the structure of the entire rAAV capsid.
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