Journal: Sci Rep / Year: 2024 Title: DMSO might impact ligand binding, capsid stability, and RNA interaction in viral preparations. Authors: Jiri Wald / Nikolaus Goessweiner-Mohr / Antonio Real-Hohn / Dieter Blaas / Thomas C Marlovits / Abstract: Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a widely used solvent in drug research. However, recent studies indicate that even at low concentration DMSO might cause structural changes of proteins and RNA. The ...Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a widely used solvent in drug research. However, recent studies indicate that even at low concentration DMSO might cause structural changes of proteins and RNA. The pyrazolopyrimidine antiviral OBR-5-340 dissolved in DMSO inhibits rhinovirus-B5 infection yet is inactive against RV-A89. This is consistent with our structural observation that OBR-5-340 is only visible at the pocket factor site in rhinovirus-B5 and not in RV-A89, where the hydrophobic pocket is collapsed. Here, we analyze the impact of DMSO in RV-A89 by high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy. Our 1.76 Å cryo-EM reconstruction of RV-A89 in plain buffer, without DMSO, reveals that the pocket-factor binding site is occupied by myristate and that the previously observed local heterogeneity at protein-RNA interfaces is absent. These findings suggest that DMSO elutes the pocket factor, leading to a collapse of the hydrophobic pocket of RV-A89. Consequently, the conformational heterogeneity observed at the RNA-protein interface in the presence of DMSO likely results from increased capsid flexibility due to the absence of the pocket factor and DMSO-induced affinity modifications. This local asymmetry may promote a directional release of the RNA genome during infection.
Model: Quantifoil R2/1 / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 300 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: CONTINUOUS / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Time: 30 sec. / Pretreatment - Atmosphere: AIR
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Cryogen name: ETHANE-PROPANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV
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Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 4860 / Average exposure time: 2.0 sec. / Average electron dose: 44.0 e/Å2
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Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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