4BX4

Fitting of the bacteriophage Phi8 P1 capsid protein into cryo-EM density

Summary for 4BX4

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb4bx4/pdb
• Related: 4BWY
• EMDB information: 1300
• Descriptor: P1 (1 entity in total)
• Functional Keywords: virus, bacteriophage
• Biological source: PSEUDOMONAS PHAGE PHI8
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 173942.16

Authors

El Omari, K.,Sutton, G.,Ravantti, J.J.,Zhang, H.,Walter, T.S.,Grimes, J.M.,Bamford, D.H.,Stuart, D.I.,Mancini, E.J. (deposition date: 2013-07-08, release date: 2013-08-07, Last modification date: 2024-05-08)

Primary citation

El Omari, K.,Sutton, G.,Ravantti, J.J.,Zhang, H.,Walter, T.S.,Grimes, J.M.,Bamford, D.H.,Stuart, D.I.,Mancini, E.J.
Plate Tectonics of Virus Shell Assembly and Reorganization in Phage Phi8, a Distant Relative of Mammalian Reoviruses
Structure, 21:1384-, 2013

PubMed Abstract: The hallmark of a virus is its capsid, which harbors the viral genome and is formed from protein subunits, which assemble following precise geometric rules. dsRNA viruses use an unusual protein multiplicity (120 copies) to form their closed capsids. We have determined the atomic structure of the capsid protein (P1) from the dsRNA cystovirus Φ8. In the crystal P1 forms pentamers, very similar in shape to facets of empty procapsids, suggesting an unexpected assembly pathway that proceeds via a pentameric intermediate. Unlike the elongated proteins used by dsRNA mammalian reoviruses, P1 has a compact trapezoid-like shape and a distinct arrangement in the shell, with two near-identical conformers in nonequivalent structural environments. Nevertheless, structural similarity with the analogous protein from the mammalian viruses suggests a common ancestor. The unusual shape of the molecule may facilitate dramatic capsid expansion during phage maturation, allowing P1 to switch interaction interfaces to provide capsid plasticity.

PubMed: 23891291
DOI: 10.1016/J.STR.2013.06.017

Experimental method

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (8.7 Å)