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Title | Essential and multifunctional mpox virus E5 helicase-primase in double and single hexamer. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Sci Adv, Vol. 10, Issue 34, Page eadl1150, Year 2024 |
Publish date | Aug 23, 2024 |
Authors | Yunxia Xu / Yaqi Wu / Yuanyuan Zhang / Kaiting Gao / Xiaoying Wu / Yaxue Yang / Danyang Li / Biao Yang / Zhengyu Zhang / Changjiang Dong / |
PubMed Abstract | An outbreak of mpox virus in May 2022 has spread over 110 nonpandemic regions in the world, posing a great threat to global health. Mpox virus E5, a helicase-primase, plays an essential role in DNA ...An outbreak of mpox virus in May 2022 has spread over 110 nonpandemic regions in the world, posing a great threat to global health. Mpox virus E5, a helicase-primase, plays an essential role in DNA replication, but the molecular mechanisms are elusive. Here, we report seven structures of mpox virus E5 in a double hexamer (DH) and six in single hexamer in different conformations, indicating a rotation mechanism for helicase and a coupling action for primase. The DH is formed through the interface of zinc-binding domains, and the central channel density indicates potential double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), which helps to identify dsDNA binding residues Arg, Lys, Lys, and Lys. Our work is important not only for understanding poxviral DNA replication but also for the development of novel therapeutics for serious poxviral infections including smallpox virus and mpox virus. |
External links | Sci Adv / PubMed:39167653 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 2.51 - 3.27 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-37522, PDB-8wgy: EMDB-37523, PDB-8wgz: EMDB-37524, PDB-8wh0: EMDB-37526, PDB-8wh2: EMDB-37527, PDB-8wh3: EMDB-37528, PDB-8wh4: EMDB-37530, PDB-8wh6: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-ANP: ChemComp-MG: ChemComp-ZN: ChemComp-ATP: ChemComp-ADP: |
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Keywords | DNA BINDING PROTEIN/DNA / Monkey pox / helicase / DNA replication / Complex / VIRAL PROTEIN / DNA BINDING PROTEIN-DNA complex / DNA BINDING PROTEIN |