2qeq
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'''Crystal structure of kunjin virus ns3 helicase''' | '''Crystal structure of kunjin virus ns3 helicase''' | ||
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Revision as of 11:49, 4 May 2008
Crystal structure of kunjin virus ns3 helicase
Overview
Flaviviral NS3 is a multifunctional protein displaying N-terminal protease activity in addition to C-terminal helicase, nucleoside 5'-triphosphatase (NTPase), and 5'-terminal RNA triphosphatase (RTPase) activities. NS3 is held to support the separation of RNA daughter and template strands during viral replication. In addition, NS3 assists the initiation of replication by unwinding the RNA secondary structure in the 3' non-translated region (NTR). We report here the three-dimensional structure (at 3.1 A resolution) of the NS3 helicase domain (residues 186-619; NS3:186-619) from Kunjin virus, an Australian variant of the West Nile virus. As for homologous helicases, NS3:186-619 is composed of three domains, two of which are structurally related and held to host the NTPase and RTPase active sites. The third domain (C-terminal) is involved in RNA binding/recognition. The NS3:186-619 construct occurs as a dimer in solution and in the crystals. We show that NS3:186-619 displays both ATPase and RTPase activities, that it can unwind a double-stranded RNA substrate, being however inactive on a double-stranded DNA substrate. Analysis of different constructs shows that full length NS3 displays increased helicase activity, suggesting that the protease domain plays an assisting role in the RNA unwinding process. The structural interaction between the helicase and protease domain has been assessed using small angle X-ray scattering on full length NS3, disclosing that the protease and helicase domains build a rather elongated molecular assembly differing from that observed in the NS3 protein from hepatitis C virus.
About this Structure
2QEQ is a Single protein structure of sequence from Kunjin virus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure and activity of Kunjin virus NS3 helicase; protease and helicase domain assembly in the full length NS3 protein., Mastrangelo E, Milani M, Bollati M, Selisko B, Peyrane F, Pandini V, Sorrentino G, Canard B, Konarev PV, Svergun DI, de Lamballerie X, Coutard B, Khromykh AA, Bolognesi M, J Mol Biol. 2007 Sep 14;372(2):444-55. Epub 2007 Jun 27. PMID:17658551 Page seeded by OCA on Sun May 4 14:49:32 2008
