2jw8

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Solution structure of stereo-array isotope labelled (SAIL) C-terminal dimerization domain of SARS coronavirus nucleocapsid proteinSolution structure of stereo-array isotope labelled (SAIL) C-terminal dimerization domain of SARS coronavirus nucleocapsid protein

Structural highlights

2jw8 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Sars coronavirus. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum

Function

[NCAP_CVHSA] Major structural component of virions that associates with genomic RNA to form a long, flexible, helical nucleocapsid (By similarity).

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 PubMed

The C-terminal domain (CTD) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) nucleocapsid protein (NP) contains a potential RNA-binding region in its N-terminal portion and also serves as a dimerization domain by forming a homodimer with a molecular mass of 28 kDa. So far, the structure determination of the SARS-CoV NP CTD in solution has been impeded by the poor quality of NMR spectra, especially for aromatic resonances. We have recently developed the stereo-array isotope labeling (SAIL) method to overcome the size problem of NMR structure determination by utilizing a protein exclusively composed of stereo- and regio-specifically isotope-labeled amino acids. Here, we employed the SAIL method to determine the high-quality solution structure of the SARS-CoV NP CTD by NMR. The SAIL protein yielded less crowded and better resolved spectra than uniform (13)C and (15)N labeling, and enabled the homodimeric solution structure of this protein to be determined. The NMR structure is almost identical with the previously solved crystal structure, except for a disordered putative RNA-binding domain at the N-terminus. Studies of the chemical shift perturbations caused by the binding of single-stranded DNA and mutational analyses have identified the disordered region at the N-termini as the prime site for nucleic acid binding. In addition, residues in the beta-sheet region also showed significant perturbations. Mapping of the locations of these residues onto the helical model observed in the crystal revealed that these two regions are parts of the interior lining of the positively charged helical groove, supporting the hypothesis that the helical oligomer may form in solution.

Solution structure of the c-terminal dimerization domain of SARS coronavirus nucleocapsid protein solved by the SAIL-NMR method.,Takeda M, Chang CK, Ikeya T, Guntert P, Chang YH, Hsu YL, Huang TH, Kainosho M J Mol Biol. 2008 Jul 18;380(4):608-22. Epub 2007 Dec 5. PMID:18561946[1]

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References

  1. Takeda M, Chang CK, Ikeya T, Guntert P, Chang YH, Hsu YL, Huang TH, Kainosho M. Solution structure of the c-terminal dimerization domain of SARS coronavirus nucleocapsid protein solved by the SAIL-NMR method. J Mol Biol. 2008 Jul 18;380(4):608-22. Epub 2007 Dec 5. PMID:18561946 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2007.11.093
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