1p58
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Complex Organization of Dengue Virus Membrane Proteins as Revealed by 9.5 Angstrom Cryo-EM reconstruction
Overview
Improved technology for reconstructing cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) images has now made it possible to determine secondary structural features of membrane proteins in enveloped viruses. The structure of mature dengue virus particles was determined to a resolution of 9.5 A by cryo-EM and image reconstruction techniques, establishing the secondary structural disposition of the 180 envelope (E) and 180 membrane (M) proteins in the lipid envelope. The alpha-helical 'stem' regions of the E molecules, as well as part of the N-terminal section of the M proteins, are buried in the outer leaflet of the viral membrane. The 'anchor' regions of E and the M proteins each form antiparallel E-E and M-M transmembrane alpha-helices, leaving their C termini on the exterior of the viral membrane, consistent with the predicted topology of the unprocessed polyprotein. This is one of only a few determinations of the disposition of transmembrane proteins in situ and shows that the nucleocapsid core and envelope proteins do not have a direct interaction in the mature virus.
About this Structure
1P58 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Dengue virus type 3. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Visualization of membrane protein domains by cryo-electron microscopy of dengue virus., Zhang W, Chipman PR, Corver J, Johnson PR, Zhang Y, Mukhopadhyay S, Baker TS, Strauss JH, Rossmann MG, Kuhn RJ, Nat Struct Biol. 2003 Nov;10(11):907-12. Epub 2003 Oct 5. PMID:14528291
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Categories: Dengue virus type 3 | Protein complex | Baker, T S. | Chipman, P R. | Corver, J. | Johnson, P R. | Kuhn, R J. | Mukhopadhyay, S. | Rossmann, M G. | Strauss, J H. | Zhang, W. | Zhang, Y. | Cryo-em | Dengue virus | Flaviviridae | Flavivirus | Glycoprotein e from tick-borne encephalitis virus | Icosahedral virus | Membrane protein m
