Structural highlights
Function
[POL2_BPMV] Movement protein: transports viral genome to neighboring plant cells directly through plasmosdesmata, without any budding. The movement protein allows efficient cell to cell propagation, by bypassing the host cell wall barrier. Acts by forming a tubular structure at the host plasmodesmata, enlarging it enough to allow free passage of virion capsids (By similarity).
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Nearly 20 percent of the packaged RNA in bean-pod mottle virus (BPMV) binds to the capsid interior in a symmetric fashion and is clearly visible in the electron density map. The RNA displaying icosahedral symmetry is single-stranded with well-defined polarity and stereochemical properties. Interactions with protein are dominated by nonbonding forces with few specific contacts. The tertiary and quaternary structures of the BPMV capsid proteins are similar to those observed in animal picornaviruses, supporting the close relation between plant comoviruses and animal picornaviruses established by previous biological studies.
Protein-RNA interactions in an icosahedral virus at 3.0 A resolution.,Chen ZG, Stauffacher C, Li Y, Schmidt T, Bomu W, Kamer G, Shanks M, Lomonossoff G, Johnson JE Science. 1989 Jul 14;245(4914):154-9. PMID:2749253[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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References
- ↑ Chen ZG, Stauffacher C, Li Y, Schmidt T, Bomu W, Kamer G, Shanks M, Lomonossoff G, Johnson JE. Protein-RNA interactions in an icosahedral virus at 3.0 A resolution. Science. 1989 Jul 14;245(4914):154-9. PMID:2749253
