Solution structure of the C-terminal N-RNA binding domain of the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus PhosphoproteinSolution structure of the C-terminal N-RNA binding domain of the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Phosphoprotein

Structural highlights

2k47 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus strain San Juan. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Solution NMR
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Function

PHOSP_VSIVA Essential component of the RNA polymerase transcription and replication complex. Binds the viral ribonucleocapsid and positions the L polymerase on the template. May act as a chaperone for newly synthesized free N protein, so-called N(0). Plays a role in virion assembly.[1] [2] [3]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Beyond common features in their genome organization and replication mechanisms, the evolutionary relationships among viruses of the Rhabdoviridae family are difficult to decipher because of the great variability in the amino acid sequence of their proteins. The phosphoprotein (P) of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is an essential component of the RNA transcription and replication machinery; in particular, it contains binding sites for the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and for the nucleoprotein. Here, we devised a new method for defining boundaries of structured domains from multiple disorder prediction algorithms, and we identified an autonomous folding C-terminal domain in VSV P (P(CTD)). We show that, like the C-terminal domain of rabies virus (RV) P, VSV P(CTD) binds to the viral nucleocapsid (nucleoprotein-RNA complex). We solved the three-dimensional structure of VSV P(CTD) by NMR spectroscopy and found that the topology of its polypeptide chain resembles that of RV P(CTD). The common part of both proteins could be superimposed with a backbone RMSD from mean atomic coordinates of 2.6 A. VSV P(CTD) has a shorter N-terminal helix (alpha(1)) than RV P(CTD); it lacks two alpha-helices (helices alpha(3) and alpha(6) of RV P), and the loop between strands beta(1) and beta(2) is longer than that in RV. Dynamical properties measured by NMR relaxation revealed the presence of fast motions (below the nanosecond timescale) in loop regions (amino acids 209-214) and slower conformational exchange in the N- and C-terminal helices. Characterization of a longer construct indicated that P(CTD) is preceded by a flexible linker. The results presented here support a modular organization of VSV P, with independent folded domains separated by flexible linkers, which is conserved among different genera of Rhabdoviridae and is similar to that proposed for the P proteins of the Paramyxoviridae.

Solution structure of the C-terminal nucleoprotein-RNA binding domain of the vesicular stomatitis virus phosphoprotein.,Ribeiro EA Jr, Favier A, Gerard FC, Leyrat C, Brutscher B, Blondel D, Ruigrok RW, Blackledge M, Jamin M J Mol Biol. 2008 Oct 3;382(2):525-38. Epub 2008 Jul 16. PMID:18657547[4]

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References

  1. Spadafora D, Canter DM, Jackson RL, Perrault J. Constitutive phosphorylation of the vesicular stomatitis virus P protein modulates polymerase complex formation but is not essential for transcription or replication. J Virol. 1996 Jul;70(7):4538-48. PMID:8676480
  2. Das SC, Pattnaik AK. Phosphorylation of vesicular stomatitis virus phosphoprotein P is indispensable for virus growth. J Virol. 2004 Jun;78(12):6420-30. PMID:15163735 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.78.12.6420-6430.2004
  3. Das SC, Pattnaik AK. Role of the hypervariable hinge region of phosphoprotein P of vesicular stomatitis virus in viral RNA synthesis and assembly of infectious virus particles. J Virol. 2005 Jul;79(13):8101-12. PMID:15956555 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.79.13.8101-8112.2005
  4. Ribeiro EA Jr, Favier A, Gerard FC, Leyrat C, Brutscher B, Blondel D, Ruigrok RW, Blackledge M, Jamin M. Solution structure of the C-terminal nucleoprotein-RNA binding domain of the vesicular stomatitis virus phosphoprotein. J Mol Biol. 2008 Oct 3;382(2):525-38. Epub 2008 Jul 16. PMID:18657547 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2008.07.028
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