1hav

OverviewOverview

The virally encoded 3C proteinases of picornaviruses process the, polyprotein produced by the translation of polycistronic viral mRNA. The, X-ray crystallographic structure of a catalytically active mutant of the, hepatitis A virus (HAV) 3C proteinase (C24S) has been determined. Crystals, of this mutant of HAV 3C are triclinic with unit cell dimensions a = 53.6, A, b = 53.5 A, c = 53.2 A, alpha = 99.1 degrees, beta = 129.0 degrees, and, gamma = 103.3 degrees. There are two molecules of HAV 3C in the unit cell, of this crystal form. The structure has been refined to an R factor of, 0.211 (Rfree = 0.265) at 2.0-A resolution. Both molecules fold into the, characteristic two-domain structure of the chymotrypsin-like serine, proteinases. The active-site and substrate-binding regions are located in, a surface groove between the two beta-barrel domains. The catalytic Cys, 172 S(gamma) and His 44 N(epsilon2) are separated by 3.9 A; the oxyanion, hole adopts the same conformation as that seen in the serine proteinases., The side chain of Asp 84, the residue expected to form the third member of, the catalytic triad, is pointed away from the side chain of His 44 and is, locked in an ion pair interaction with the epsilon-amino group of Lys 202., A water molecule is hydrogen bonded to His 44 N(delta1). The side-chain, phenolic hydroxyl group of Tyr 143 is close to this water and to His 44, N(delta1) and may be negatively charged. The glutamine specificity for P1, residues of substrate cleavage sites is attributed to the presence of a, highly conserved His 191 in the S1 pocket. A very unusual environment of, two water molecules and a buried glutamate contribute to the imidazole, tautomer believed to be important in the P1 specificity. HAV 3C proteinase, has the conserved RNA recognition sequence KFRDI located in the, interdomain connection loop on the side of the molecule diametrically, opposite the proteolytic site. This segment of polypeptide is located, between the N- and C-terminal helices, and its conformation results in the, formation of a well-defined surface with a strongly charged electrostatic, potential. Presumably, this surface of HAV 3C participates in the, recognition of the 5' and 3' nontranslated regions of the RNA genome, during viral replication.

About this StructureAbout this Structure

1HAV is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Hepatitis a virus with as ligand. Active as RNA-directed RNA polymerase, with EC number 2.7.7.48 Known structural/functional Sites: , and . Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

ReferenceReference

The refined crystal structure of the 3C gene product from hepatitis A virus: specific proteinase activity and RNA recognition., Bergmann EM, Mosimann SC, Chernaia MM, Malcolm BA, James MN, J Virol. 1997 Mar;71(3):2436-48. PMID:9032381

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