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Crystal structures of influenza nucleoprotein complexed with nucleic acid provide insights into the mechanism of RNA interaction
The nucleoprotein (NP) of influenza virus is the core component of the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) and performs multiple structural and functional roles. Structures of the influenza A, B and D NP molecules have been solved previously, but structural information on how NP interacts with RNA remains elusi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8053115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33784403 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab203 |
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author | Tang, Yun-Sang Xu, Shutong Chen, Yu-Wai Wang, Jia-Huai Shaw, Pang-Chui |
author_facet | Tang, Yun-Sang Xu, Shutong Chen, Yu-Wai Wang, Jia-Huai Shaw, Pang-Chui |
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description | The nucleoprotein (NP) of influenza virus is the core component of the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) and performs multiple structural and functional roles. Structures of the influenza A, B and D NP molecules have been solved previously, but structural information on how NP interacts with RNA remains elusive. Here we present the crystal structure of an obligate monomer of H5N1 NP in complex with RNA nucleotides to 2.3 Å, and a C-terminal truncation of this mutant, also in complex with RNA nucleotides, to 3 Å. In both structures, three nucleotides were identified near two positive grooves of NP suggested to be important for RNA binding. Structural evidence supports that conformational changes of flexible loops and the C-terminal tail both play important roles in the binding of RNA. Based on the structure, we propose a mechanism by which NP captures RNA by flexible loops and transfers it onto the positive binding grooves. Binding of RNA by NP is a crucial step for template re-encapsidation during transcription and replication and cRNP formation. Our structures thus provide insights into the molecular virology of the influenza virus. |
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spelling | pubmed-80531152021-04-21 Crystal structures of influenza nucleoprotein complexed with nucleic acid provide insights into the mechanism of RNA interaction Tang, Yun-Sang Xu, Shutong Chen, Yu-Wai Wang, Jia-Huai Shaw, Pang-Chui Nucleic Acids Res Structural Biology The nucleoprotein (NP) of influenza virus is the core component of the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) and performs multiple structural and functional roles. Structures of the influenza A, B and D NP molecules have been solved previously, but structural information on how NP interacts with RNA remains elusive. Here we present the crystal structure of an obligate monomer of H5N1 NP in complex with RNA nucleotides to 2.3 Å, and a C-terminal truncation of this mutant, also in complex with RNA nucleotides, to 3 Å. In both structures, three nucleotides were identified near two positive grooves of NP suggested to be important for RNA binding. Structural evidence supports that conformational changes of flexible loops and the C-terminal tail both play important roles in the binding of RNA. Based on the structure, we propose a mechanism by which NP captures RNA by flexible loops and transfers it onto the positive binding grooves. Binding of RNA by NP is a crucial step for template re-encapsidation during transcription and replication and cRNP formation. Our structures thus provide insights into the molecular virology of the influenza virus. Oxford University Press 2021-03-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8053115/ /pubmed/33784403 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab203 Text en © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Structural Biology Tang, Yun-Sang Xu, Shutong Chen, Yu-Wai Wang, Jia-Huai Shaw, Pang-Chui Crystal structures of influenza nucleoprotein complexed with nucleic acid provide insights into the mechanism of RNA interaction |
title | Crystal structures of influenza nucleoprotein complexed with nucleic acid provide insights into the mechanism of RNA interaction |
title_full | Crystal structures of influenza nucleoprotein complexed with nucleic acid provide insights into the mechanism of RNA interaction |
title_fullStr | Crystal structures of influenza nucleoprotein complexed with nucleic acid provide insights into the mechanism of RNA interaction |
title_full_unstemmed | Crystal structures of influenza nucleoprotein complexed with nucleic acid provide insights into the mechanism of RNA interaction |
title_short | Crystal structures of influenza nucleoprotein complexed with nucleic acid provide insights into the mechanism of RNA interaction |
title_sort | crystal structures of influenza nucleoprotein complexed with nucleic acid provide insights into the mechanism of rna interaction |
topic | Structural Biology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8053115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33784403 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab203 |
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