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4ctf is a 240 chain structure with sequence from Equine rhinitis A virus. This structure supersedes the now removed PDB entries 4cwg, 4cwh, 4cwi, 4cwj, 4cwk and 4cwl. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
The Picornaviridae family of small, nonenveloped viruses includes major pathogens of humans and animals. They have positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genomes, and the mechanism(s) by which these genomes are introduced into cells to initiate infection remains poorly understood. The structures of presumed uncoating intermediate particles of several picornaviruses show limited expansion and some increased porosity compared to the mature virions. Here, we present the cryo-electron microscopy structure of native equine rhinitis A virus (ERAV), together with the structure of a massively expanded ERAV particle, each at approximately 17-A resolution. The expanded structure has large pores on the particle 3-fold axes and has lost the RNA genome and the capsid protein VP4. The expanded structure thus illustrates both the limits of structural plasticity in such capsids and a plausible route by which genomic RNA might exit. IMPORTANCE: Picornaviruses are important animal and human pathogens that protect their genomic RNAs within a protective protein capsid. Upon infection, this genomic RNA must be able to leave the capsid to initiate a new round of infection. We describe here the structure of a unique, massively expanded state of equine rhinitis A virus that provides insight into how this exit might occur.
Limits of structural plasticity in a picornavirus capsid revealed by a massively expanded equine rhinitis a virus particle.,Bakker SE, Groppelli E, Pearson AR, Stockley PG, Rowlands DJ, Ranson NA J Virol. 2014 Jun;88(11):6093-9. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01979-13. Epub 2014 Mar 19. PMID:24648455[1]
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References
↑ Bakker SE, Groppelli E, Pearson AR, Stockley PG, Rowlands DJ, Ranson NA. Limits of structural plasticity in a picornavirus capsid revealed by a massively expanded equine rhinitis a virus particle. J Virol. 2014 Jun;88(11):6093-9. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01979-13. Epub 2014 Mar 19. PMID:24648455 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01979-13
