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Title | Cryo-EM structure of the respiratory syncytial virus RNA polymerase. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 11, Issue 1, Page 368, Year 2020 |
Publish date | Jan 17, 2020 |
Authors | Dongdong Cao / Yunrong Gao / Claire Roesler / Samantha Rice / Paul D'Cunha / Lisa Zhuang / Julia Slack / Mason Domke / Anna Antonova / Sarah Romanelli / Shayon Keating / Gabriela Forero / Puneet Juneja / Bo Liang / |
PubMed Abstract | The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) RNA polymerase, constituted of a 250 kDa large (L) protein and tetrameric phosphoprotein (P), catalyzes three distinct enzymatic activities - nucleotide ...The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) RNA polymerase, constituted of a 250 kDa large (L) protein and tetrameric phosphoprotein (P), catalyzes three distinct enzymatic activities - nucleotide polymerization, cap addition, and cap methylation. How RSV L and P coordinate these activities is poorly understood. Here, we present a 3.67 Å cryo-EM structure of the RSV polymerase (L:P) complex. The structure reveals that the RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and capping (Cap) domains of L interact with the oligomerization domain (P) and C-terminal domain (P) of a tetramer of P. The density of the methyltransferase (MT) domain of L and the N-terminal domain of P (P) is missing. Further analysis and comparison with other RNA polymerases at different stages suggest the structure we obtained is likely to be at an elongation-compatible stage. Together, these data provide enriched insights into the interrelationship, the inhibitors, and the evolutionary implications of the RSV polymerase. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:31953395 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.67 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-20754, PDB-6uen: |
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Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN/Transferase / Viral protein complexes / VIRAL PROTEIN / VIRAL PROTEIN-Transferase complex |