2i39
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| - | Poxviruses encode immuno-modulatory proteins capable of subverting host | + | Poxviruses encode immuno-modulatory proteins capable of subverting host defenses. The poxvirus vaccinia expresses a small 14-kDa protein, N1L, that is critical for virulence. We report the crystal structure of N1L, which reveals an unexpected but striking resemblance to host apoptotic regulators of the B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) family. Although N1L lacks detectable Bcl-2 homology (BH) motifs at the sequence level, we show that N1L binds with high affinity to the BH3 peptides of pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins in vitro, consistent with a role for N1L in modulating host antiviral defenses. |
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
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[[Category: Single protein]] | [[Category: Single protein]] | ||
[[Category: Vaccinia virus]] | [[Category: Vaccinia virus]] | ||
| - | [[Category: Aleshin, A | + | [[Category: Aleshin, A E.]] |
[[Category: Aoyagi, M.]] | [[Category: Aoyagi, M.]] | ||
| - | [[Category: Liddington, R | + | [[Category: Liddington, R C.]] |
[[Category: Stec, B.]] | [[Category: Stec, B.]] | ||
[[Category: MPD]] | [[Category: MPD]] | ||
[[Category: all alpha]] | [[Category: all alpha]] | ||
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Crystal structure of Vaccinia virus N1L protein
Overview
Poxviruses encode immuno-modulatory proteins capable of subverting host defenses. The poxvirus vaccinia expresses a small 14-kDa protein, N1L, that is critical for virulence. We report the crystal structure of N1L, which reveals an unexpected but striking resemblance to host apoptotic regulators of the B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) family. Although N1L lacks detectable Bcl-2 homology (BH) motifs at the sequence level, we show that N1L binds with high affinity to the BH3 peptides of pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins in vitro, consistent with a role for N1L in modulating host antiviral defenses.
About this Structure
2I39 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Vaccinia virus with as ligand. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Vaccinia virus N1L protein resembles a B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) family protein., Aoyagi M, Zhai D, Jin C, Aleshin AE, Stec B, Reed JC, Liddington RC, Protein Sci. 2007 Jan;16(1):118-24. Epub 2006 Nov 22. PMID:17123957
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