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[[Image: | ==Crystal structure of virus-like particle from Pyrococcus furiosus== | ||
<StructureSection load='2e0z' size='340' side='right' caption='[[2e0z]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 3.60Å' scene=''> | |||
== Structural highlights == | |||
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2e0z]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrococcus_furiosus Pyrococcus furiosus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2E0Z OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2E0Z FirstGlance]. <br> | |||
</td></tr><tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2e0z FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2e0z OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2e0z RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2e0z PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | |||
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== Evolutionary Conservation == | |||
[[Image:Consurf_key_small.gif|200px|right]] | |||
Check<jmol> | |||
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<scriptWhenChecked>select protein; define ~consurf_to_do selected; consurf_initial_scene = true; script "/wiki/ConSurf/e0/2e0z_consurf.spt"</scriptWhenChecked> | |||
<scriptWhenUnchecked>script /wiki/extensions/Proteopedia/spt/initialview01.spt</scriptWhenUnchecked> | |||
<text>to colour the structure by Evolutionary Conservation</text> | |||
</jmolCheckbox> | |||
</jmol>, as determined by [http://consurfdb.tau.ac.il/ ConSurfDB]. You may read the [[Conservation%2C_Evolutionary|explanation]] of the method and the full data available from [http://bental.tau.ac.il/new_ConSurfDB/chain_selection.php?pdb_ID=2ata ConSurf]. | |||
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed == | |||
Pyrococcus furiosus is a hyperthermophilic archaeal microorganism found near deep-sea thermal vents and its optimal growth temperature of 100 degrees C. Recently, a 38.8-kDa protein from P. furiosus DSM 3638 was isolated and characterized. Electron microscopy revealed that this protein aggregated as spheres of approximately 30 nm in diameter, which we designated P. furiosus virus-like particles (PfVs). X-ray crystallographic analysis at 3.6-A resolution revealed that each PfV consisted of 180 copies of the 38.8-kDa protein and retained T=3 icosahedral symmetry, as is often the case in spherical viruses. The total molecular mass of each particle was approximately 7 MDa. An examination of capsid structures suggested strong evolutionary links among PfV, tailed double-stranded DNA bacteriophages, and herpes viruses. The similar three-dimensional structures of the various coat proteins indicate that these viral capsids might have originated and evolved from a common ancestor. The structure of PfV provides a previously undescribed example of viral relationships across the three domains of life (Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea). | |||
The crystal structure of a virus-like particle from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus provides insight into the evolution of viruses.,Akita F, Chong KT, Tanaka H, Yamashita E, Miyazaki N, Nakaishi Y, Suzuki M, Namba K, Ono Y, Tsukihara T, Nakagawa A J Mol Biol. 2007 May 18;368(5):1469-83. Epub 2007 Mar 2. PMID:17397865<ref>PMID:17397865</ref> | |||
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | |||
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== References == | |||
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[[Category: Pyrococcus furiosus]] | [[Category: Pyrococcus furiosus]] | ||
[[Category: Akita, F.]] | [[Category: Akita, F.]] | ||
Revision as of 05:03, 30 September 2014
Crystal structure of virus-like particle from Pyrococcus furiosusCrystal structure of virus-like particle from Pyrococcus furiosus
Structural highlights
Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedPyrococcus furiosus is a hyperthermophilic archaeal microorganism found near deep-sea thermal vents and its optimal growth temperature of 100 degrees C. Recently, a 38.8-kDa protein from P. furiosus DSM 3638 was isolated and characterized. Electron microscopy revealed that this protein aggregated as spheres of approximately 30 nm in diameter, which we designated P. furiosus virus-like particles (PfVs). X-ray crystallographic analysis at 3.6-A resolution revealed that each PfV consisted of 180 copies of the 38.8-kDa protein and retained T=3 icosahedral symmetry, as is often the case in spherical viruses. The total molecular mass of each particle was approximately 7 MDa. An examination of capsid structures suggested strong evolutionary links among PfV, tailed double-stranded DNA bacteriophages, and herpes viruses. The similar three-dimensional structures of the various coat proteins indicate that these viral capsids might have originated and evolved from a common ancestor. The structure of PfV provides a previously undescribed example of viral relationships across the three domains of life (Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea). The crystal structure of a virus-like particle from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus provides insight into the evolution of viruses.,Akita F, Chong KT, Tanaka H, Yamashita E, Miyazaki N, Nakaishi Y, Suzuki M, Namba K, Ono Y, Tsukihara T, Nakagawa A J Mol Biol. 2007 May 18;368(5):1469-83. Epub 2007 Mar 2. PMID:17397865[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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