7a4f

Aquifex aeolicus lumazine synthase-derived nucleocapsid variant NC-1 (120-mer)Aquifex aeolicus lumazine synthase-derived nucleocapsid variant NC-1 (120-mer)

Structural highlights 7a4f is a 120 chain structure with sequence from Bacteriophage lambda. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Gene: ribH, aq_132 (Bacteriophage lambda) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function [REGN_LAMBD] Antitermination proteins positively regulate expression of the phage early and late gene operons. Bacterial host RNA polymerase modified by these antitermination proteins transcribes through termination sites that otherwise prevent expression of the regulated genes. N protein regulates the transition from the early to the middle stage of lytic development. It is a transcription antitermination protein that prevents termination at the rho-dependent tL and tR transcription termination sites. Publication Abstract from PubMed Viruses are ubiquitous pathogens of global impact. Prompted by the hypothesis that their earliest progenitors recruited host proteins for virion formation, we have used stringent laboratory evolution to convert a bacterial enzyme that lacks affinity for nucleic acids into an artificial nucleocapsid that efficiently packages and protects multiple copies of its own encoding messenger RNA. Revealing remarkable convergence on the molecular hallmarks of natural viruses, the accompanying changes reorganized the protein building blocks into an interlaced 240-subunit icosahedral capsid that is impermeable to nucleases, and emergence of a robust RNA stem-loop packaging cassette ensured high encapsidation yields and specificity. In addition to evincing a plausible evolutionary pathway for primordial viruses, these findings highlight practical strategies for developing nonviral carriers for diverse vaccine and delivery applications. Evolution of a virus-like architecture and packaging mechanism in a repurposed bacterial protein.,Tetter S, Terasaka N, Steinauer A, Bingham RJ, Clark S, Scott AJP, Patel N, Leibundgut M, Wroblewski E, Ban N, Stockley PG, Twarock R, Hilvert D Science. 2021 Jun 11;372(6547):1220-1224. doi: 10.1126/science.abg2822. PMID:34112695 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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