Structure of the Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus: A new genus within the Nodaviridae?
Structure of the Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus: A new genus within the Nodaviridae?
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3000038
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发表时间:
2018-10
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影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Bhella D
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文献类型:
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作者:
Ho KL;Gabrielsen M;Beh PL;Kueh CL;Thong QX;Streetley J;Tan WS;Bhella D
Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) is a pathogen of freshwater prawns that poses a threat to food security and causes significant economic losses in the aquaculture industries of many developing nations. A detailed understanding of the MrNV virion structure will inform the development of strategies to control outbreaks. The MrNV capsid has also been engineered to display heterologous antigens, and thus knowledge of its atomic resolution structure will benefit efforts to develop tools based on this platform. Here, we present an atomic-resolution model of the MrNV capsid protein (CP), calculated by cryogenic electron microscopy (cryoEM) of MrNV virus-like particles (VLPs) produced in insect cells, and three-dimensional (3D) image reconstruction at 3.3 Å resolution. CryoEM of MrNV virions purified from infected freshwater prawn post-larvae yielded a 6.6 Å resolution structure, confirming the biological relevance of the VLP structure. Our data revealed that unlike other known nodavirus structures, which have been shown to assemble capsids having trimeric spikes, MrNV assembles a T = 3 capsid with dimeric spikes. We also found a number of surprising similarities between the MrNV capsid structure and that of the Tombusviridae: 1) an extensive network of N-terminal arms (NTAs) lines the capsid interior, forming long-range interactions to lace together asymmetric units; 2) the capsid shell is stabilised by 3 pairs of Ca2+ ions in each asymmetric unit; 3) the protruding spike domain exhibits a very similar fold to that seen in the spikes of the tombusviruses. These structural similarities raise questions concerning the taxonomic classification of MrNV. Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) is an economically important pathogen of freshwater prawns. Determination of the structure of the MrNV virion by cryo-electron microscopy reveals a capsid protein that is highly divergent from other known nodaviruses but has a surprising resemblance to plant-infecting tombusviruses. The freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii is widely cultivated for food. Production is threatened by Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV), the causative agent of white-tail disease. Outbreaks in hatcheries often result in mortality rates of up to 100% in larvae and post-larvae, leading to devastating economic losses and threatening food security. We describe the atomic structure of the MrNV capsid, solved by cryogenic electron microscopy and three-dimensional image reconstruction. Our analysis revealed surprising differences between the structure of MrNV and that of other known nodaviruses. Moreover, we observed several features in the MrNV capsid that have been previously described in virion structures of the plant-infecting tombusvirus family. Most notably, the MrNV capsid exhibits pronounced dimeric spikes on its surface, the topology of this region closely resembling tombusvirus capsid spikes. Known nodavirus structures have trimeric spikes and do not display the same protein fold. The MrNV capsid is stabilised by divalent cations and laced together by a network of N-terminal arms that line the interior of the virion. Our analysis raises questions about the taxonomic classification of MrNV as well as revealing the structure of the capsid of this important pathogen. These data have the potential to inform the development of future interventions to prevent white-tail disease.
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影响因子:
2.7
作者:
Hanapi UF;Yong CY;Goh ZH;Alitheen NB;Yeap SK;Tan WS
通讯作者:
Tan WS
影响因子:
6.7
作者:
Chen NC;Yoshimura M;Guan HH;Wang TY;Misumi Y;Lin CC;Chuankhayan P;Nakagawa A;Chan SI;Tsukihara T;Chen TY;Chen CJ
通讯作者:
Chen CJ
DOI:
10.1107/s0907444904019158
发表时间:
2004-12-01
影响因子:
2.2
作者:
Emsley, P;Cowtan, K
通讯作者:
Cowtan, K
DOI:
10.1002/prot.340230412
发表时间:
1995-12-01
期刊:
PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND GENETICS
影响因子:
--
作者:
Frishman, D;Argos, P
通讯作者:
Argos, P
影响因子:
2.5
作者:
Qian, D;Shi, Z;Bonami, JR
通讯作者:
Bonami, JR