Structural highlights
Function
[RDRP_I34A1] RNA-dependent RNA polymerase which is responsible for replication and transcription of virus segments. Binds the promoter sequence of the encapsidated viral RNA. Displays an endonuclease activity involved in cap-stealing. Cleaves cellular pre-mRNA to generate primers for viral transcription. [PB2_I34A1] Involved in transcription initiation and cap-stealing mechanism, in which cellular capped pre-mRNA are used to generate primers for viral transcription. Binds the cap of the target pre-RNA which is subsequently cleaved by PB1. May play a role in genome replication (By similarity).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Influenza virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase is a multi-functional heterotrimer, which uses a 'cap-snatching' mechanism to produce viral mRNA. Host cell mRNA is cleaved to yield a cap-bearing oligonucleotide, which can be extended using viral genomic RNA as a template. The cap-binding and endonuclease activities are only activated once viral genomic RNA is bound. This requires signalling from the RNA-binding PB1 subunit to the cap-binding PB2 subunit, and the interface between these two subunits is essential for the polymerase activity. We have defined this interaction surface by protein crystallography and tested the effects of mutating contact residues on the function of the holo-enzyme. This novel interface is surprisingly small, yet, it has a crucial function in regulating the 250 kDa polymerase complex and is completely conserved among avian and human influenza viruses.
Structural insight into the essential PB1-PB2 subunit contact of the influenza virus RNA polymerase.,Sugiyama K, Obayashi E, Kawaguchi A, Suzuki Y, Tame JR, Nagata K, Park SY EMBO J. 2009 Jun 17;28(12):1803-11. Epub 2009 May 21. PMID:19461581[1]
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References
- ↑ Sugiyama K, Obayashi E, Kawaguchi A, Suzuki Y, Tame JR, Nagata K, Park SY. Structural insight into the essential PB1-PB2 subunit contact of the influenza virus RNA polymerase. EMBO J. 2009 Jun 17;28(12):1803-11. Epub 2009 May 21. PMID:19461581 doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.138
