3MWP

Nucleoprotein structure of lassa fever virus

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.795 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.196 
  • R-Value Work: 0.178 

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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: 10.1038/nature09605
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • 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 ...

    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
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Nucleoprotein
A, B, C
577Lassa virus (strain Mouse/Sierra Leone/Josiah/1976)Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: N
EC: 3.1.13.-
Find proteins for P13699 (Lassa virus (strain Mouse/Sierra Leone/Josiah/1976))
Go to UniProtKB:  P13699
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
ZN
Query on ZN
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A, B, C
ZINC ION
Zn
PTFCDOFLOPIGGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.795 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.196 
  • R-Value Work: 0.178 
  • Space Group: P 3
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 176.820α = 90.00
b = 176.820β = 90.00
c = 56.470γ = 120.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SOLVEphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data scaling
HKL-2000data reduction
MOSFLMdata reduction

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2010-12-01
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance