4GVE

Tacaribe nucleoprotein structure


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.73 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.167 
  • R-Value Work: 0.153 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.154 

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Literature

Structures of Arenaviral Nucleoproteins with Triphosphate dsRNA Reveal a Unique Mechanism of Immune Suppression.

Jiang, X.Huang, Q.Wang, W.Dong, H.Ly, H.Liang, Y.Dong, C.

(2013) J Biol Chem 288: 16949-16959

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.420521
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4G9Z, 4GV3, 4GV6, 4GV9, 4GVE

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    A hallmark of severe Lassa fever is the generalized immune suppression, the mechanism of which is poorly understood. Lassa virus (LASV) nucleoprotein (NP) is the only known 3'-5' exoribonuclease that can suppress type I interferon (IFN) production possibly by degrading immune-stimulatory RNAs. How this unique enzymatic activity of LASV NP recognizes and processes RNA substrates is unknown. We provide an atomic view of a catalytically active exoribonuclease domain of LASV NP (LASV NP-C) in the process of degrading a 5' triphosphate double-stranded (ds) RNA substrate, a typical pathogen-associated molecular pattern molecule, to induce type I IFN production. Additionally, we provide for the first time a high-resolution crystal structure of an active exoribonuclease domain of Tacaribe arenavirus (TCRV) NP. Coupled with the in vitro enzymatic and cell-based interferon suppression assays, these structural analyses strongly support a unified model of an exoribonuclease-dependent IFN suppression mechanism shared by all known arenaviruses. New knowledge learned from these studies should aid the development of therapeutics against pathogenic arenaviruses that can infect hundreds of thousands of individuals and kill thousands annually.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Nucleoprotein213Tacaribe virus strain Franze-FernandezMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Nnucleoprotein
UniProt
Find proteins for P18140 (Tacaribe virus (strain Franze-Fernandez))
Explore P18140 
Go to UniProtKB:  P18140
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UniProt GroupP18140
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.73 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.167 
  • R-Value Work: 0.153 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.154 
  • Space Group: I 4
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 115.17α = 90
b = 115.17β = 90
c = 56.92γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
EDNAdata collection
PHASESphasing
REFMACrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2013-05-01
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-05-15
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2013-07-10
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description