Journal: Science / Year: 2015 Title: Virology. A virus that infects a hyperthermophile encapsidates A-form DNA. Authors: Frank DiMaio / Xiong Yu / Elena Rensen / Mart Krupovic / David Prangishvili / Edward H Egelman / Abstract: Extremophiles, microorganisms thriving in extreme environmental conditions, must have proteins and nucleic acids that are stable at extremes of temperature and pH. The nonenveloped, rod-shaped virus ...Extremophiles, microorganisms thriving in extreme environmental conditions, must have proteins and nucleic acids that are stable at extremes of temperature and pH. The nonenveloped, rod-shaped virus SIRV2 (Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 2) infects the hyperthermophilic acidophile Sulfolobus islandicus, which lives at 80°C and pH 3. We have used cryo-electron microscopy to generate a three-dimensional reconstruction of the SIRV2 virion at ~4 angstrom resolution, which revealed a previously unknown form of virion organization. Although almost half of the capsid protein is unstructured in solution, this unstructured region folds in the virion into a single extended α helix that wraps around the DNA. The DNA is entirely in the A-form, which suggests a common mechanism with bacterial spores for protecting DNA in the most adverse environments.
A: coat protein B: coat protein C: coat protein D: coat protein E: coat protein F: coat protein G: coat protein H: coat protein I: coat protein J: coat protein K: coat protein L: coat protein M: coat protein N: coat protein O: coat protein P: coat protein Q: coat protein R: coat protein S: coat protein T: coat protein U: coat protein V: coat protein W: coat protein X: coat protein Y: coat protein Z: coat protein a: coat protein b: coat protein c: coat protein d: coat protein e: coat protein f: coat protein g: coat protein h: coat protein i: coat protein j: coat protein k: coat protein l: coat protein m: coat protein n: coat protein o: coat protein p: coat protein q: coat protein r: coat protein s: coat protein t: coat protein u: coat protein v: coat protein w: coat protein x: coat protein y: coat protein z: coat protein 1: coat protein 2: coat protein 3: coat protein 4: coat protein 5: coat protein 6: coat protein 7: DNA 8: DNA
Helical symmetry: (Circular symmetry: 1 / Dyad axis: no / N subunits divisor: 1 / Num. of operations: 30 / Rise per n subunits: 2.9 Å / Rotation per n subunits: 24.5 °)
Details
The helical parameters generate the capsid filament from chains A and B.
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Components
#1: Protein
... coatprotein
Mass: 13760.465 Da / Num. of mol.: 58 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 2 / References: UniProt: Q8V9P2
#2: DNA chain
DNA
Mass: 107382.531 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 2
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Experimental details
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Experiment
Experiment
Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
EM experiment
Aggregation state: FILAMENT / 3D reconstruction method: helical reconstruction
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