Biological Assembly 1  

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Global Symmetry: Cyclic - C11  (3D View)
Global Stoichiometry: Homo 11-mer - A11 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors.

Biological Assembly 2  

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Global Symmetry: Cyclic - C11  (3D View)
Global Stoichiometry: Homo 11-mer - A11 

Biological assembly 2 assigned by authors.

Macromolecule Content

• Total Structure Weight: 1176246.25 
• Atom Count: 74551 
• Residue Count: 10098 
• Unique protein chains: 1
• Unique nucleic acid chains: 2

2GTT

Crystal structure of the rabies virus nucleoprotein-RNA complex

• DOI: 10.2210/pdb2GTT/pdb
• NDB: PR0208

• Classification: VIRAL PROTEIN RNA BINDING PROTEIN
• Organism(s): Rabies virus (strain ERA)
• Expression System: Spodoptera frugiperda


• Deposited: 2006-04-28 Released: 2006-09-19 
• Deposition Author(s): Albertini, A.A.V., Wernimont, A.K., Muziol, T., Ravelli, R.B.G., Weissenhorn, W., Ruigrok, R.W.H.

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 3.49 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.313 
• R-Value Work: 0.269 

Literature

Crystal Structure of the Rabies Virus Nucleoprotein-RNA Complex

Albertini, A.A.V., Wernimont, A.K., Muziol, T., Ravelli, R.B.G., Clapier, C.R., Schoehn, G., Weissenhorn, W., Ruigrok, R.W.H.

(2006) Science 313: 360-363

• PubMed: 16778023 
• DOI: 10.1126/science.1125280


• PubMed Abstract: 
  

Negative-strand RNA viruses condense their genome into a helical nucleoprotein-RNA complex, the nucleocapsid, which is packed into virions and serves as a template for the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase complex. The crystal structure of a recombinant rabies virus nucleoprotein-RNA complex, organized in an undecameric ring, has been determined at 3.5 angstrom resolution. Polymerization of the nucleoprotein is achieved by domain exchange between protomers, with flexible hinges allowing nucleocapsid formation. The two core domains of the nucleoprotein clamp around the RNA at their interface and shield it from the environment. RNA sequestering by nucleoproteins is likely a common mechanism used by negative-strand RNA viruses to protect their genomes from the innate immune response directed against viral RNA in human host cells at certain stages of an infectious cycle.

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Organizational Affiliation: 

Institut de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, FRE 2854 Université Joseph Fourier-CNRS, Boite Postale 181, 38042 Grenoble, France.

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 3
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details
Nucleoprotein	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V	450	Rabies virus (strain ERA)	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: N
Find proteins for P0DOF3 (Rabies virus (strain ERA)) Go to UniProtKB:  P0DOF3

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism
RNA (99-MER)	W	99	N/A

Entity ID: 2
Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism
RNA (99-MER)	X	99	N/A

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 3.49 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.313 
• R-Value Work: 0.269 
• Space Group: P 2₁ 2₁ 2

Unit Cell:

Length (Å)	Angle (°)
a = 270.430	α = 90.00
b = 281.000	β = 90.00
c = 236.900	γ = 90.00

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
ProDC	data collection
SHELXD	phasing
REFMAC	refinement
XDS	data scaling

Structure Validation

Entry History 

Deposition Data

• Deposited Date: 2006-04-28 
• Released Date: 2006-09-19 
• Deposition Author(s): Albertini, A.A.V., Wernimont, A.K., Muziol, T., Ravelli, R.B.G., Weissenhorn, W., Ruigrok, R.W.H.

Revision History 

• Version 1.0: 2006-09-19
  Type: Initial release
• Version 1.1: 2008-05-01
  Type: Version format compliance
• Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
  Type: Advisory, Version format compliance
• Version 1.3: 2017-10-18
  Type: Refinement description