6u1x

Structure of the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus L Protein in Complex with Its Phosphoprotein Cofactor (3.0 A resolution)Structure of the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus L Protein in Complex with Its Phosphoprotein Cofactor (3.0 A resolution)

6u1x, resolution 3.00Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Structural highlights 6u1x is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus strain San Juan. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3Å Ligands: Experimental data: Check Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function L_VSIVA RNA-directed RNA polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of viral mRNAs, their caping and polyadenylation (PubMed:24526687). The template is composed of the viral RNA tightly encapsidated by the nucleoprotein (N). The viral polymerase binds to the genomic RNA at the 3' leader promoter, and transcribes subsequently all viral mRNAs with a decreasing efficiency. The first gene is the most transcribed, and the last the least transcribed. The viral phosphoprotein acts as a processivity factor (PubMed:22908284). Caping is concommitant with initiation of mRNA transcription. The polymerase mRNA guanylyl transferase displays a different biochemical reaction than the cellular enzyme (PubMed:21945214). Polyadenylation of mRNAs occur by a stuttering mechanism at a slipery stop site present at the end viral genes. After finishing transcription of a mRNA, the polymerase can resume transcription of the downstream gene. RNA-directed RNA polymerase that catalyzes the replication of viral genomic RNA. The template is composed of the viral RNA tightly encapsidated by the nucleoprotein (N). The replicase mode is dependent on intracellular N protein concentration. In this mode, the polymerase replicates the whole viral genome without recognizing transcriptional signals, and the replicated genome is not caped or polyadenylated. See Also RNA polymerase 3D structures