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Lee, K.K., Gan, L., Tsuruta, H., Moyer, C., Conway, J.F., Duda, R.L., Hendrix, R.W., Steven, A.C., Johnson, J.E.(2008) Structure 16: 1491-1502
- PubMed: 18940605
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2008.06.014
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
3DDX - PubMed Abstract:
The capsids of tailed-DNA bacteriophages first assemble as procapsids, which mature by converting into a new form that is strong enough to contain a densely packed viral chromosome. We demonstrate that the intersubunit crosslinking that occurs during maturation of HK97 capsids actually promotes the structural transformation. Small-angle X-ray scattering and crosslinking assays reveal that a shift in the crosslink pattern accompanies conversion of a semimature particle, Expansion Intermediate-I/II, to a more mature state, Balloon. This transition occurs in a switch-like fashion. We find that crosslink formation shifts the global conformational balance to favor the balloon state. A pseudoatomic model of EI-I/II derived from cryo-EM provides insight into the relationship between crosslink formation and conformational switching.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
