5MUZ

Structure of a C-terminal domain of a reptarenavirus L protein


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.78 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.281 
  • R-Value Work: 0.214 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.217 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural insights into reptarenavirus cap-snatching machinery.

Rosenthal, M.Gogrefe, N.Vogel, D.Reguera, J.Rauschenberger, B.Cusack, S.Gunther, S.Reindl, S.

(2017) PLoS Pathog 13: e1006400-e1006400

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006400
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5MUS, 5MUY, 5MUZ, 5MV0

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Cap-snatching was first discovered in influenza virus. Structures of the involved domains of the influenza virus polymerase, namely the endonuclease in the PA subunit and the cap-binding domain in the PB2 subunit, have been solved. Cap-snatching endonucleases have also been demonstrated at the very N-terminus of the L proteins of mammarena-, orthobunya-, and hantaviruses. However, a cap-binding domain has not been identified in an arena- or bunyavirus L protein so far. We solved the structure of the 326 C-terminal residues of the L protein of California Academy of Sciences virus (CASV), a reptarenavirus, by X-ray crystallography. The individual domains of this 37-kDa fragment (L-Cterm) as well as the domain arrangement are structurally similar to the cap-binding and adjacent domains of influenza virus polymerase PB2 subunit, despite the absence of sequence homology, suggesting a common evolutionary origin. This enabled identification of a region in CASV L-Cterm with similarity to a cap-binding site; however, the typical sandwich of two aromatic residues was missing. Consistent with this, cap-binding to CASV L-Cterm could not be detected biochemically. In addition, we solved the crystal structure of the corresponding endonuclease in the N-terminus of CASV L protein. It shows a typical endonuclease fold with an active site configuration that is essentially identical to that of known mammarenavirus endonuclease structures. In conclusion, we provide evidence for a presumably functional cap-snatching endonuclease in the N-terminus and a degenerate cap-binding domain in the C-terminus of a reptarenavirus L protein. Implications of these findings for the cap-snatching mechanism in arenaviruses are discussed.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Virology, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
L protein
A, B
103CAS virusMutation(s): 0 
EC: 2.7.7.48
UniProt
Find proteins for J7HBG8 (CAS virus)
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UniProt GroupJ7HBG8
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.78 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.281 
  • R-Value Work: 0.214 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.217 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 74.83α = 90
b = 42.87β = 114.44
c = 70.83γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
iMOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
German Research FoundationGermanyRE 3712/1-1
German Research FoundationGermanyGU 883/1-1
German Research FoundationGermanyGU 883/4-1

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2017-05-17
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-05-24
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2018-03-14
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Data collection
  • Version 1.3: 2024-01-17
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description