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<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5eqw FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5eqw OCA], [http://pdbe.org/5eqw PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5eqw RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5eqw PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5eqw ProSAT]</span></td></tr> | <tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5eqw FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5eqw OCA], [http://pdbe.org/5eqw PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5eqw RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5eqw PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5eqw ProSAT]</span></td></tr> | ||
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| + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| + | The spindle-shaped virion morphology is common among archaeal viruses, where it is a defining characteristic of many viral families. However, structural heterogeneity intrinsic to spindle-shaped viruses has seriously hindered efforts to elucidate the molecular architecture of these lemon-shaped capsids. We have utilized a combination of cryo-electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography to study Acidianus tailed spindle virus (ATSV). These studies reveal the architectural principles that underlie assembly of a spindle-shaped virus. Cryo-electron tomography shows a smooth transition from the spindle-shaped capsid into the tubular-shaped tail and allows low-resolution structural modeling of individual virions. Remarkably, higher-dose 2D micrographs reveal a helical surface lattice in the spindle-shaped capsid. Consistent with this, crystallographic studies of the major capsid protein reveal a decorated four-helix bundle that packs within the crystal to form a four-start helical assembly with structural similarity to the tube-shaped tail structure of ATSV and other tailed, spindle-shaped viruses. Combined, this suggests that the spindle-shaped morphology of the ATSV capsid is formed by a multistart helical assembly with a smoothly varying radius and allows construction of a pseudoatomic model for the lemon-shaped capsid that extends into a tubular tail. The potential advantages that this novel architecture conveys to the life cycle of spindle-shaped viruses, including a role in DNA ejection, are discussed. | ||
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| + | Structural studies of Acidianus tailed spindle virus reveal a structural paradigm used in the assembly of spindle-shaped viruses.,Hochstein R, Bollschweiler D, Dharmavaram S, Lintner NG, Plitzko JM, Bruinsma R, Engelhardt H, Young MJ, Klug WS, Lawrence CM Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Feb 27;115(9):2120-2125. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1719180115. Epub 2018 Feb 12. PMID:29440399<ref>PMID:29440399</ref> | ||
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| + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
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| + | <div class="pdbe-citations 5eqw" style="background-color:#fffaf0;"></div> | ||
| + | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 06:20, 18 April 2018
Structure of the major structural protein D135 of Acidianus tailed spindle virus (ATSV)
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