Solution structure and dynamics of the bioactive retroviral M domain from Rous sarcoma virus
McDonnell, J.M., Fushman, D., Cahill, S.M., Zhou, W., Wolven, A., Wilson, C.B., Nelle, T.D., Resh, M.D., Wills, J., Cowburn, D.(1998) J Mol Biol 279: 921-928
- PubMed: 9642071 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.1998.1788
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1A6S - PubMed Abstract: 
A biologically active construct of the retroviral M domain from the avian Rous sarcoma virus is defined and its solution structure described. This M domain is fully active in budding and infectivity without myristylation. In spite of a sequence homology level that suggests no relationship among M domains and the family of matrix proteins in mammalian retroviruses, the conserved structural elements of a central core allow an M domain sequence motif to be described for all retroviruses. The surface of the M domain has a highly clustered positive patch comprised of sequentially distant residues. An analysis of the backbone dynamics, incorporating rotational anisotropy, is used to estimate the thermodynamics of proposed domain oligomerization.
Organizational Affiliation: 
The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.