4ldd

Crystal Structure of Ebola virus VP40 HexamerCrystal Structure of Ebola virus VP40 Hexamer

Structural highlights 4ldd is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Zebov. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Related: 4ld8, 4ldb, 4ldi, 4ldm Gene: VP40 (ZEBOV) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Publication Abstract from PubMed Proteins, particularly viral proteins, can be multifunctional, but the mechanisms behind multifunctionality are not fully understood. Here, we illustrate through multiple crystal structures, biochemistry, and cellular microscopy that VP40 rearranges into different structures, each with a distinct function required for the ebolavirus life cycle. A butterfly-shaped VP40 dimer traffics to the cellular membrane. Once there, electrostatic interactions trigger rearrangement of the polypeptide into a linear hexamer. These hexamers construct a multilayered, filamentous matrix structure that is critical for budding and resembles tomograms of authentic virions. A third structure of VP40, formed by a different rearrangement, is not involved in virus assembly but instead uniquely binds RNA to regulate viral transcription inside infected cells. These results provide a functional model for ebolavirus matrix assembly and the other roles of VP40 in the virus life cycle and demonstrate how a single wild-type, unmodified polypeptide can assemble into different structures for different functions. PAPERFLICK: Structural Rearrangement of Ebola Virus VP40 Begets Multiple Functions in the Virus Life Cycle.,Bornholdt ZA, Noda T, Abelson DM, Halfmann P, Wood MR, Kawaoka Y, Saphire EO Cell. 2013 Aug 15;154(4):763-74. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.07.015. PMID:23953110 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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