2bfu

Structural highlights

Function

[VGNM_CPMV] 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. Binds to GTP and to single-stranded RNA and single-stranded DNA in a non-sequence-specific manner.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The cleavable C-terminus of small coat protein seems to be involved in the packaging of the virion RNAs. Also seems to act as suppressor of post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS), a mechanism of plant viral defense that limits the accumulation of viral RNAs.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus
• Virus coat protein

References

1. ↑ Taylor KM, Spall VE, Butler PJ, Lomonossoff GP. The cleavable carboxyl-terminus of the small coat protein of cowpea mosaic virus is involved in RNA encapsidation. Virology. 1999 Mar 1;255(1):129-37. PMID:10049828
2. ↑ Canizares MC, Taylor KM, Lomonossoff GP. Surface-exposed C-terminal amino acids of the small coat protein of Cowpea mosaic virus are required for suppression of silencing. J Gen Virol. 2004 Nov;85(Pt 11):3431-5. PMID:15483261 doi:http://dx.doi.org/85/11/3431
3. ↑ Liu L, Grainger J, Canizares MC, Angell SM, Lomonossoff GP. Cowpea mosaic virus RNA-1 acts as an amplicon whose effects can be counteracted by a RNA-2-encoded suppressor of silencing. Virology. 2004 May 20;323(1):37-48. PMID:15165817 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2004.02.013
4. ↑ Carvalho CM, Pouwels J, van Lent JW, Bisseling T, Goldbach RW, Wellink J. The movement protein of cowpea mosaic virus binds GTP and single-stranded nucleic acid in vitro. J Virol. 2004 Feb;78(3):1591-4. PMID:14722313
5. ↑ Taylor KM, Spall VE, Butler PJ, Lomonossoff GP. The cleavable carboxyl-terminus of the small coat protein of cowpea mosaic virus is involved in RNA encapsidation. Virology. 1999 Mar 1;255(1):129-37. PMID:10049828
6. ↑ Canizares MC, Taylor KM, Lomonossoff GP. Surface-exposed C-terminal amino acids of the small coat protein of Cowpea mosaic virus are required for suppression of silencing. J Gen Virol. 2004 Nov;85(Pt 11):3431-5. PMID:15483261 doi:http://dx.doi.org/85/11/3431
7. ↑ Liu L, Grainger J, Canizares MC, Angell SM, Lomonossoff GP. Cowpea mosaic virus RNA-1 acts as an amplicon whose effects can be counteracted by a RNA-2-encoded suppressor of silencing. Virology. 2004 May 20;323(1):37-48. PMID:15165817 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2004.02.013
8. ↑ Carvalho CM, Pouwels J, van Lent JW, Bisseling T, Goldbach RW, Wellink J. The movement protein of cowpea mosaic virus binds GTP and single-stranded nucleic acid in vitro. J Virol. 2004 Feb;78(3):1591-4. PMID:14722313
9. ↑ Ochoa WF, Chatterji A, Lin T, Johnson JE. Generation and structural analysis of reactive empty particles derived from an icosahedral virus. Chem Biol. 2006 Jul;13(7):771-8. PMID:16873025 doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2006.05.014