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Title | Molecular basis of influenza ribonucleoprotein complex assembly and processive RNA synthesis. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Science, Vol. 388, Issue 6748, Page eadq7597, Year 2025 |
Publish date | May 15, 2025 |
![]() | Ruchao Peng / Xin Xu / Binod Nepal / Yikang Gong / Fenglin Li / Max B Ferretti / Mingyang Zhou / Kristen W Lynch / George M Burslem / Sandhya Kortagere / Ronen Marmorstein / Yi-Wei Chang / ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | Influenza viruses replicate and transcribe their genome in the context of a conserved ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex. By integrating cryo-electron microscopy single-particle analysis and cryo- ...Influenza viruses replicate and transcribe their genome in the context of a conserved ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex. By integrating cryo-electron microscopy single-particle analysis and cryo-electron tomography, we define the influenza RNP as a right-handed, antiparallel double helix with the viral RNA encapsidated in the minor groove. Individual nucleoprotein subunits are connected by a flexible tail loop that inserts into a conserved pocket in its neighbor. We visualize the viral polymerase in RNP at different functional states, revealing how it accesses the RNA template while maintaining the double-helical architecture of RNP by strand sliding. Targeting the tail loop binding interface, we identify lead compounds as potential anti-influenza inhibitors. These findings elucidate the molecular determinants underpinning influenza virus replication and highlight a promising target for antiviral development. |
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Methods | EM (single particle) / EM (subtomogram averaging) / EM (helical sym.) |
Resolution | 5.1 - 9.2 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-44981, PDB-9bwv: EMDB-44987, PDB-9bwz: EMDB-44989, PDB-9bx0: EMDB-44990, PDB-9bx1: EMDB-44993, PDB-9bx4: ![]() PDB-9c4h: |
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![]() | VIRAL PROTEIN/RNA / Influenza / Ribonucleoprotein complex / nucleoprotein / VIRAL PROTEIN-RNA complex / VIRAL PROTEIN / RNA BINDING PROTEIN/RNA / RNA BINDING PROTEIN-RNA complex |