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Title | Virus maturation involving large subunit rotations and local refolding. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Science, Vol. 292, Issue 5517, Page 744-748, Year 2001 |
Publish date | Apr 27, 2001 |
Authors | J F Conway / W R Wikoff / N Cheng / R L Duda / R W Hendrix / J E Johnson / A C Steven / |
PubMed Abstract | Large-scale conformational changes transform viral precursors into infectious virions. The structure of bacteriophage HK97 capsid, Head-II, was recently solved by crystallography, revealing a ...Large-scale conformational changes transform viral precursors into infectious virions. The structure of bacteriophage HK97 capsid, Head-II, was recently solved by crystallography, revealing a catenated cross-linked topology. We have visualized its precursor, Prohead-II, by cryoelectron microscopy and modeled the conformational change by appropriately adapting Head-II. Rigid-body rotations ( approximately 40 degrees) cause switching to an entirely different set of interactions; in addition, two motifs undergo refolding. These changes stabilize the capsid by increasing the surface area buried at interfaces and bringing the cross-link-forming residues, initially approximately 40 angstroms apart, close together. The inner surface of Prohead-II is negatively charged, suggesting that the transition is triggered electrostatically by DNA packaging. |
External links | Science / PubMed:11326105 |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 12 Å |
Structure data | PDB-1if0: |
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Keywords | VIRUS / Bacteriophage / Capsid / cryoEM / Pseudo-atomic model. / Icosahedral virus |