Figure 4.
Placental and retroviral fusion protein six-helix bundles (6HBs). The Syncytin-1 (PDB ID: 6RX1) and Syncytin-2 (PDB ID: 6RX3) 6HBs are oriented relative to the placental syncytiotrophoblast membrane (top), while the Mason-Pfizer Monkey Virus (PDB ID: 4JF3) and Avian Rous Sarcoma Virus (PDB ID: 4JPR) 6HBs are shown relative to the infected cell membrane (bottom). Both placental and retroviral proteins form the canonical post-fusion 6HB conformation following receptor recognition and/or pH acidification. Created with Biorender.
