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In situ Subcellular Fractionation of Adherent and Non-adherent Mammalian Cells
Published on: July 23, 2010
La estructura cristalina del dominio de activación E2 del virus del papiloma humano tipo 18 es la siguiente:
1Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3204, USA.
Resumen
La proteína E2 del virus del papiloma humano es la proteína E2.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología estructural Biología estructural.
- Virología Virología.
- Biología molecular La biología molecular.
Sus antecedentes:
- La proteína E2 del papilomavirus es crucial para regular la transcripción viral y la replicación del ADN.
- Su dominio de activación amino-terminal media los contactos funcionales esenciales, pero su estructura es poco conocida.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para determinar la estructura cristalina del virus del papiloma humano tipo 18 dominio de activación E2.
- Para aclarar la base estructural de las funciones reguladoras de la proteína E2.
Principales métodos:
- Preparación de núcleo resistente a las proteasas.
- Cristalografía de rayos X con rayos X.
Principales resultados:
- Se reveló un nuevo pliegue en forma de anacardo para el dominio de activación E2.
- Una hélice alfa rica en glutamina está embalada contra un marco de hoja beta.
- La superficie de la proteína muestra determinantes superpuestos para la replicación y la transcripción.
Conclusiones:
- La estructura determinada proporciona nuevos conocimientos sobre los temas estructurales de esta clase de proteínas.
- Los hallazgos amplían la comprensión de los activadores de proteínas virales, lo que sugiere estructuras potencialmente maleables pero ordenadas.
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