3MGE

X-ray Structure of Hexameric HIV-1 CA

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.255 
  • R-Value Work: 0.230 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.231 

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Literature

Disulfide Bond Stabilization of the Hexameric Capsomer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Pornillos, O., Ganser-Pornillos, B.K., Banumathi, S., Hua, Y., Yeager, M.

(2010) J Mol Biol 401: 985-995

  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.06.042
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3MGE

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 capsid is modeled as a fullerene cone that is composed of approximately 250 hexamers and 12 pentamers of the viral CA protein. Structures of CA hexamers have been difficult to obtain because the hexamer-stabilizing ...

    The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 capsid is modeled as a fullerene cone that is composed of approximately 250 hexamers and 12 pentamers of the viral CA protein. Structures of CA hexamers have been difficult to obtain because the hexamer-stabilizing interactions are inherently weak, and CA tends to spontaneously assemble into capsid-like particles. Here, we describe a two-step biochemical strategy to obtain soluble CA hexamers for crystallization. First, the hexamer was stabilized by engineering disulfide cross-links (either A14C/E45C or A42C/T54C) between the N-terminal domains of adjacent subunits. Second, the cross-linked hexamers were prevented from polymerizing further into hyperstable capsid-like structures by mutations (W184A and M185A) that interfered with dimeric association between the C-terminal domains that link adjacent hexamers. The structures of two different cross-linked CA hexamers were nearly identical, and we combined the non-mutated portions of the structures to generate an atomic resolution model for the native hexamer. This hybrid approach for structure determination should be applicable to other viral capsomers and protein-protein complexes in general.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Capsid protein p24 A231Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (NEW YORK-5 ISOLATE)Mutation(s): 4 
Gene Names: CA, gag-pol
EC: 3.4.23.16 (UniProt), 2.7.7.49 (UniProt), 2.7.7.7 (UniProt), 3.1.26.13 (UniProt), 3.1.13.2 (UniProt), 2.7.7 (UniProt), 3.1 (UniProt)
Find proteins for P12497 (Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 group M subtype B (isolate NY5))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P12497
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
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A
1,2-ETHANEDIOL
C2 H6 O2
LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.255 
  • R-Value Work: 0.230 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.231 
  • Space Group: P 6
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 90.313α = 90
b = 90.313β = 90
c = 56.527γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
MOLREPphasing
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

  • Deposited Date: 2010-04-05 
  • Released Date: 2010-07-21 
    • Deposition Author(s): Pornillos, O.

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2010-07-21
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance