Structural highlights
Function
[NSP3_ROTS1] Involved in the shutoff of host protein synthesis. It is unclear whether it is required for the translation of viral mRNAs as well. Functions similarly to, and competes with the cellular poly(A)-binding protein PABPC1. Binds the conserved sequence 'GACC' at the 3' end of viral mRNAs and allows circularization of viral mRNAs in translation. Interacts with ZC3H7B/RoXaN and with the eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4G, using the same region employed by PABP-C1. NSP3 thus displaces PABPC1 from eIF4G, inhibiting the translation of cellular poly(A) mRNAs. Also responsible for the nuclear relocalization of PABPC1 upon rotavirus infection (By similarity).
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Rotaviruses, the cause of life-threatening diarrhea in humans and cattle, utilize a functional homolog of poly(A) binding protein (PABP) known as nonstructural protein 3 (NSP3) for translation of viral mRNAs. NSP3 binds to viral mRNA 3' consensus sequences and circularizes the mRNA via interactions with eIF4G. The X-ray structure of the NSP3 RNA binding domain bound to a rotaviral mRNA 3' end has been determined. NSP3 is a novel, heart-shaped homodimer with a medial RNA binding cleft. The homodimer is asymmetric, and contains two similar N-terminal segments plus two structurally different C-terminal segments that intertwine to create a tunnel enveloping the mRNA 3' end. Biophysical studies demonstrate high affinity binding leading to increased thermal stability and slow dissociation kinetics, consistent with NSP3 function.
Recognition of the rotavirus mRNA 3' consensus by an asymmetric NSP3 homodimer.,Deo RC, Groft CM, Rajashankar KR, Burley SK Cell. 2002 Jan 11;108(1):71-81. PMID:11792322[1]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Deo RC, Groft CM, Rajashankar KR, Burley SK. Recognition of the rotavirus mRNA 3' consensus by an asymmetric NSP3 homodimer. Cell. 2002 Jan 11;108(1):71-81. PMID:11792322
