3MX5

Lassa fever virus nucleoprotein complexed with UTP


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.224 
  • R-Value Work: 0.183 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.185 

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Literature

Cap binding and immune evasion revealed by Lassa nucleoprotein structure.

Qi, X.Lan, S.Wang, W.Schelde, L.M.Dong, H.Wallat, G.D.Ly, H.Liang, Y.Dong, C.

(2010) Nature 468: 779-783

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09605
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3MWP, 3MWT, 3MX2, 3MX5

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Lassa virus, the causative agent of Lassa fever, causes thousands of deaths annually and is a biological threat agent, for which there is no vaccine and limited therapy. The nucleoprotein (NP) of Lassa virus has essential roles in viral RNA synthesis and immune suppression, the molecular mechanisms of which are poorly understood. Here we report the crystal structure of Lassa virus NP at 1.80 Å resolution, which reveals amino (N)- and carboxy (C)-terminal domains with structures unlike any of the reported viral NPs. The N domain folds into a novel structure with a deep cavity for binding the m7GpppN cap structure that is required for viral RNA transcription, whereas the C domain contains 3'-5' exoribonuclease activity involved in suppressing interferon induction. To our knowledge this is the first X-ray crystal structure solved for an arenaviral NP, which reveals its unexpected functions and indicates unique mechanisms in cap binding and immune evasion. These findings provide great potential for vaccine and drug development.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Nucleoprotein
A, B, C
577Lassa virus JosiahMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: NNucleoprotein
UniProt
Find proteins for P13699 (Lassa virus (strain Mouse/Sierra Leone/Josiah/1976))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P13699
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP13699
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.224 
  • R-Value Work: 0.183 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.185 
  • Space Group: P 3
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 177.11α = 90
b = 177.11β = 90
c = 56.72γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DNAdata collection
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2010-12-01
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-09-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description