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Title | Virus capsid expansion driven by the capture of mobile surface loops. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Structure, Vol. 16, Issue 10, Page 1491-1502, Year 2008 |
Publish date | Oct 8, 2008 |
Authors | Kelly K Lee / Lu Gan / Hiro Tsuruta / Crystal Moyer / James F Conway / Robert L Duda / Roger W Hendrix / Alasdair C Steven / John E Johnson / |
PubMed Abstract | The capsids of tailed-DNA bacteriophages first assemble as procapsids, which mature by converting into a new form that is strong enough to contain a densely packed viral chromosome. We demonstrate ...The capsids of tailed-DNA bacteriophages first assemble as procapsids, which mature by converting into a new form that is strong enough to contain a densely packed viral chromosome. We demonstrate that the intersubunit crosslinking that occurs during maturation of HK97 capsids actually promotes the structural transformation. Small-angle X-ray scattering and crosslinking assays reveal that a shift in the crosslink pattern accompanies conversion of a semimature particle, Expansion Intermediate-I/II, to a more mature state, Balloon. This transition occurs in a switch-like fashion. We find that crosslink formation shifts the global conformational balance to favor the balloon state. A pseudoatomic model of EI-I/II derived from cryo-EM provides insight into the relationship between crosslink formation and conformational switching. |
External links | Structure / PubMed:18940605 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Structure data | PDB-3ddx: |
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Keywords | VIRUS / Bacteriophage / HK97 / Capsid Protein / Expansion Intermediate / Virion / icosahedral virus |