Crystal structure of SARS-CoV super complex of non-structural proteins: the hexadecamerCrystal structure of SARS-CoV super complex of non-structural proteins: the hexadecamer

Structural highlights

2ahm is a 8 chain structure with sequence from Sars coronavirus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Coronavirus replication and transcription machinery involves multiple virus-encoded nonstructural proteins (nsp). We report the crystal structure of the hexadecameric nsp7-nsp8 supercomplex from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus at 2.4-angstroms resolution. nsp8 has a novel 'golf-club' fold with two conformations. The supercomplex is a unique hollow, cylinder-like structure assembled from eight copies of nsp8 and held tightly together by eight copies of nsp7. With an internal diameter of approximately 30 angstroms, the central channel has dimensions and positive electrostatic properties favorable for nucleic acid binding, implying that its role is to confer processivity on RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

Insights into SARS-CoV transcription and replication from the structure of the nsp7-nsp8 hexadecamer.,Zhai Y, Sun F, Li X, Pang H, Xu X, Bartlam M, Rao Z Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2005 Nov;12(11):980-6. PMID:16228002[1]

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References

  1. Zhai Y, Sun F, Li X, Pang H, Xu X, Bartlam M, Rao Z. Insights into SARS-CoV transcription and replication from the structure of the nsp7-nsp8 hexadecamer. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2005 Nov;12(11):980-6. PMID:16228002 doi:10.1038/nsmb999

2ahm, resolution 2.40Å

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