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Simple and Robust in vivo and in vitro Approach for Studying Virus Assembly
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La maduración del virus implica grandes rotaciones de subunidades y replegamiento local
J F Conway1, W R Wikoff, N Cheng
1Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|April 28, 2001
Resumen
El cápsido del bacteriófago HK97 sufre grandes cambios estructurales desde la forma precursora a la infecciosa. Estas transformaciones implican rotaciones y replegamientos, estabilizando la cápside y preparándola para el envasado del ADN.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología estructural Biología estructural.
- Virología Virología.
- La biofísica es la biofísica.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los cápsidos virales sufren cambios conformacionales significativos para convertirse en infecciosos.
- Se ha determinado la estructura del bacteriófago HK97 Cabeza-II, mostrando una topología de enlaces cruzados.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para visualizar el precursor del cápsido del bacteriófago HK97, Prohead-II.
- Para modelar los cambios de conformación de la sección II a la sección II.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizó microscopía cryoelectrónica para visualizar el Prohead-II.
- Los datos cristalográficos de la Cabeza II se adaptaron para modelar el cambio conformacional.
Principales resultados:
- Se observaron rotaciones de cuerpos rígidos de aproximadamente 40 grados.
- Dos motivos proteicos replegados durante el cambio de conformación.
- La estabilización de la cápside aumentó debido a una mayor superficie enterrada en las interfaces.
- Se acercaron los residuos formadores de enlaces cruzados.
Conclusiones:
- Los cambios conformacionales estabilizan la cápside del bacteriófago.
- La superficie interna cargada negativamente de Prohead-II sugiere que el empaque del ADN desencadena la transición de forma electrostática.
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