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Trashi I, Durbacz MZ, Trashi O, Wijesundara YH, Ehrman RN, Chiev AC, Darwin CB, Herbert FC, Gadhvi J, De Nisco NJ, Nielsen SO, Gassensmith JJ. Self-assembly of a fluorescent virus-like particle for imaging in tissues with high autofluorescence. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:4445-4452. [PMID: 37144595 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00469d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
Virus-like particles (VLPs) are engineered nanoparticles that mimic the properties of viruses-like high tolerance to heat and proteases-but lack a viral genome, making them non-infectious. They are easily modified chemically and genetically, making them useful in drug delivery, enhancing vaccine efficacy, gene delivery, and cancer immunotherapy. One such VLP is Qβ, which has an affinity towards an RNA hairpin structure found in its viral RNA that drives the self-assembly of the capsid. It is possible to usurp the native way infectious Qβ self-assembles to encapsidate its RNA to place enzymes inside the VLP's lumen as a protease-resistant cage. Further, using RNA templates that mimic the natural self-assembly of the native capsid, fluorescent proteins (FPs) have been placed inside VLPs in a "one pot" expression system. Autofluorescence in tissues can lead to misinterpretation of results and unreliable science, so we created a single-pot expression system that uses the fluorescent protein smURFP, which avoids autofluorescence and has spectral properties compatible with standard commercial filter sets on confocal microscopes. In this work, we were able to simplify the existing "one-pot" expression system while creating high-yielding fluorescent VLP nanoparticles that could easily be imaged inside lung epithelial tissue.
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- Ikeda Trashi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
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- Department of Biological Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA
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Tuske S, Zheng J, Olson ED, Ruiz FX, Pascal BD, Hoang A, Bauman JD, Das K, DeStefano JJ, Musier-Forsyth K, Griffin PR, Arnold E. Integrative structural biology studies of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase binding to a high-affinity DNA aptamer. Curr Res Struct Biol 2020; 2:116-129. [PMID: 33870216 PMCID: PMC8052095 DOI: 10.1016/j.crstbi.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The high-resolution crystal structure of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) bound to a 38-mer DNA hairpin aptamer with low pM affinity was previously described. The high-affinity binding aptamer contained 2'-O-methyl modifications and a seven base-pair GC-rich tract and the structure of the RT-aptamer complex revealed specific contacts between RT and the template strand of the aptamer. Similar to all crystal structures of RT bound to nucleic acid template-primers, the aptamer bound RT with a bend in the duplex DNA. To understand the structural basis for the ultra-high-affinity aptamer binding, an integrative structural biology approach was used. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange coupled to liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) was used to examine the structural dynamics of RT alone and in the presence of the DNA aptamer. RT was selectively labeled with 15N to unambiguously identify peptides from each subunit. HDX of unliganded RT shows a mostly stable core. The p66 fingers and thumb subdomains, and the RNase H domain are relatively dynamic. HDX indicates that both the aptamer and a scrambled version significantly stabilize regions of RT that are dynamic in the absence of DNA. No substantial differences in RT dynamics are observed between aptamer and scrambled aptamer binding, despite a large difference in binding affinity. Small-angle X-ray scattering and circular dichroism spectroscopy were used to investigate the aptamer conformation in solution and revealed a pre-bent DNA that possesses both A- and B-form helical character. Both the 2'-O-methyl modifications and the GC tract appear to contribute to an energetically favorable conformation for binding to RT that contributes to the aptamer's ultra-high affinity for RT. The X-ray structure of RT with an RNA/DNA version of the aptamer at 2.8 Å resolution revealed a potential role of the hairpin positioning in affinity. Together, the data suggest that both the 2'-O-methyl modifications and the GC tract contribute to an energetically favorable conformation for high-affinity binding to RT.
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- Steve Tuske
- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, And Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for RNA Biology, And Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, And Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, And Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, And Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, And Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, 20740, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for RNA Biology, And Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, And Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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MS-Based Approaches Enable the Structural Characterization of Transcription Factor/DNA Response Element Complex. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9100535. [PMID: 31561554 PMCID: PMC6843354 DOI: 10.3390/biom9100535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The limited information available on the structure of complexes involving transcription factors and cognate DNA response elements represents a major obstacle in the quest to understand their mechanism of action at the molecular level. We implemented a concerted structural proteomics approach, which combined hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HDX), quantitative protein-protein and protein-nucleic acid cross-linking (XL), and homology analysis, to model the structure of the complex between the full-length DNA binding domain (DBD) of Forkhead box protein O4 (FOXO4) and its DNA binding element (DBE). The results confirmed that FOXO4-DBD assumes the characteristic forkhead topology shared by these types of transcription factors, but its binding mode differs significantly from those of other members of the family. The results showed that the binding interaction stabilized regions that were rather flexible and disordered in the unbound form. Surprisingly, the conformational effects were not limited only to the interface between bound components, but extended also to distal regions that may be essential to recruiting additional factors to the transcription machinery. In addition to providing valuable new insights into the binding mechanism, this project provided an excellent evaluation of the merits of structural proteomics approaches in the investigation of systems that are not directly amenable to traditional high-resolution techniques.
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Dülfer J, Kadek A, Kopicki JD, Krichel B, Uetrecht C. Structural mass spectrometry goes viral. Adv Virus Res 2019; 105:189-238. [PMID: 31522705 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2019.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Over the last 20 years, mass spectrometry (MS), with its ability to analyze small sample amounts with high speed and sensitivity, has more and more entered the field of structural virology, aiming to investigate the structure and dynamics of viral proteins as close to their native environment as possible. The use of non-perturbing labels in hydrogen-deuterium exchange MS allows for the analysis of interactions between viral proteins and host cell factors as well as their dynamic responses to the environment. Cross-linking MS, on the other hand, can analyze interactions in viral protein complexes and identify virus-host interactions in cells. Native MS allows transferring viral proteins, complexes and capsids into the gas phase and has broken boundaries to overcome size limitations, so that now even the analysis of intact virions is possible. Different MS approaches not only inform about size, stability, interactions and dynamics of virus assemblies, but also bridge the gap to other biophysical techniques, providing valuable constraints for integrative structural modeling of viral complex assemblies that are often inaccessible by single technique approaches. In this review, recent advances are highlighted, clearly showing that structural MS approaches in virology are moving towards systems biology and ever more experiments are performed on cellular level.
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- Jasmin Dülfer
- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany; European XFEL GmbH, Schenefeld, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany; European XFEL GmbH, Schenefeld, Germany.
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Sokullu E, Soleymani Abyaneh H, Gauthier MA. Plant/Bacterial Virus-Based Drug Discovery, Drug Delivery, and Therapeutics. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:E211. [PMID: 31058814 PMCID: PMC6572107 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11050211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Viruses have recently emerged as promising nanomaterials for biotechnological applications. One of the most important applications of viruses is phage display, which has already been employed to identify a broad range of potential therapeutic peptides and antibodies, as well as other biotechnologically relevant polypeptides (including protease inhibitors, minimizing proteins, and cell/organ targeting peptides). Additionally, their high stability, easily modifiable surface, and enormous diversity in shape and size, distinguish viruses from synthetic nanocarriers used for drug delivery. Indeed, several plant and bacterial viruses (e.g., phages) have been investigated and applied as drug carriers. The ability to remove the genetic material within the capsids of some plant viruses and phages produces empty viral-like particles that are replication-deficient and can be loaded with therapeutic agents. This review summarizes the current applications of plant viruses and phages in drug discovery and as drug delivery systems and includes a discussion of the present status of virus-based materials in clinical research, alongside the observed challenges and opportunities.
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- Esen Sokullu
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), EMT Research Center, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada.
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), EMT Research Center, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada.
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), EMT Research Center, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada.
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Structural analysis of the interleukin-8/glycosaminoglycan interactions by amide hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Methods 2015; 89:45-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Revised: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The structural analysis of viruses is often a complex task. In many cases, the details of the viral architecture, especially for enveloped viruses, are limited to low-resolution techniques such as electron microscopy. These structural proteins and assemblies of viruses often populate multiple conformational states and undergo dramatic structural changes, making them difficult to study by most structural methods. They also frequently include highly dynamic regions that are of key functional importance. Many viruses present large surface glycoproteins, which have also proved to be challenging for structural biology due to the intrinsic flexibility and heterogeneity of the glycan decorations. Over the past two decades, hydrogen deuterium exchange coupled to mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) has provided a wealth of information on many diverse viral proteins, glycoproteins, and complexes, in many cases, in multiple conformational states. Here, we describe the methodology for using HDX-MS to investigate the rich structural dynamics of viral systems, and we briefly review the type of systems that have been examined through this type of approach. Though the technique is relatively simple, several potential pitfalls exist at both the sample preparation and the data analysis stage that investigators should be aware of for obtaining reliable data.
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- Miklos Guttman
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Biologic drugs are forming a larger and expanded part of the therapeutic drug market. The top ten best-selling drugs are currently a mix of small and large molecules, but it is expected that biologics will soon represent a large majority of the top-selling drugs. These drugs have a high degree of complexity and must be analyzed using information-rich analytical techniques to fully characterize the drug. Thus, biosimilar copies of these innovator drugs must also be intensively analyzed to ensure they have comparable analytical profiles. In this article we discuss the regulatory requirements for introducing a follow-on biologic, or biosimilar, drug on the market, how analytics in general can be used to reduce the need for comprehensive clinical trials, and how MS in particular is becoming increasingly valuable in these analyses.
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Dent KC, Thompson R, Barker AM, Hiscox JA, Barr JN, Stockley PG, Ranson NA. The asymmetric structure of an icosahedral virus bound to its receptor suggests a mechanism for genome release. Structure 2014; 21:1225-34. [PMID: 23810697 PMCID: PMC3701328 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2013.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Simple, spherical RNA viruses have well-understood, symmetric protein capsids, but little structural information is available for their asymmetric components, such as minor proteins and their genomes, which are vital for infection. Here, we report an asymmetric structure of bacteriophage MS2, attached to its receptor, the F-pilus. Cryo-electron tomography and subtomographic averaging of such complexes result in a structure containing clear density for the packaged genome, implying that the conformation of the genome is the same in each virus particle. The data also suggest that the single-copy viral maturation protein breaks the symmetry of the capsid, occupying a position that would be filled by a coat protein dimer in an icosahedral shell. This capsomere can thus fulfill its known biological roles in receptor and genome binding and suggests an exit route for the genome during infection. The asymmetric structure of a virus receptor complex is described The density for ordered genomic RNA was observed in the structure Viral maturation protein was visualized
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- Kyle C Dent
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Stockley PG, Ranson NA, Twarock R. A new paradigm for the roles of the genome in ssRNA viruses. Future Virol 2013. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl.12.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Recent work with RNA phages and an ssRNA plant satellite virus challenges the widely held view that the sequences and structures of genomic RNAs are unimportant for virion assembly. In the T=3 phages, RNA–coat protein interactions occur throughout the genome, defining the quasiconformers of their protein shells. In the plant virus, there are multiple packaging signals dispersed throughout the genome that overcome electrostatic barriers to protein self-assembly. Both viral coat proteins cause the solution structures of their cognate genomes to collapse into a form that is readily encapsidated in a two-stage assembly process. Such similar behavior in two structurally unrelated viral protein folds implies that this might be a conserved feature of many viral assembly reactions. These results suggest a highly defined structure for the RNA in the virions, consistent with recent structural studies. They also have implications both for subsequent genome release during infection and for the evolution of viral sequences.
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- Peter G Stockley
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Departments of Biology & Mathematics, York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Domitrovic T, Movahed N, Bothner B, Matsui T, Wang Q, Doerschuk PC, Johnson JE. Virus assembly and maturation: auto-regulation through allosteric molecular switches. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:1488-96. [PMID: 23485419 PMCID: PMC3664304 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2013] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We generalize the concept of allostery from the traditional non-active-site control of enzymes to virus maturation. Virtually, all animal viruses transition from a procapsid noninfectious state to a mature infectious state. The procapsid contains an encoded chemical program that is executed following an environmental cue. We developed an exceptionally accessible virus system for the study of the activators of maturation and the downstream consequences that result in particle stability and infectivity. Nudaurelia capensis omega virus (NωV) is a T=4 icosahedral virus that undergoes a dramatic maturation in which the 490-Å spherical procapsid condenses to a 400-Å icosahedral-shaped capsid with associated specific auto-proteolysis and stabilization. Employing X-ray crystallography, time-resolved electron cryo-microscopy and hydrogen/deuterium exchange as well as biochemistry, it was possible to define the mechanisms of allosteric communication among the four quasi-equivalent subunits in the icosahedral asymmetric unit. These gene products undergo proteolysis at different rates, dependent on quaternary structure environment, while particle stability is conferred globally following only a few local subunit transitions. We show that there is a close similarity between the concepts of tensegrity (associated with geodesic domes and mechanical engineering) and allostery (associated with biochemical control mechanisms).
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- Tatiana Domitrovic
- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Stockley PG, Twarock R, Bakker SE, Barker AM, Borodavka A, Dykeman E, Ford RJ, Pearson AR, Phillips SEV, Ranson NA, Tuma R. Packaging signals in single-stranded RNA viruses: nature's alternative to a purely electrostatic assembly mechanism. J Biol Phys 2013; 39:277-87. [PMID: 23704797 PMCID: PMC3662417 DOI: 10.1007/s10867-013-9313-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The formation of a protective protein container is an essential step in the life-cycle of most viruses. In the case of single-stranded (ss)RNA viruses, this step occurs in parallel with genome packaging in a co-assembly process. Previously, it had been thought that this process can be explained entirely by electrostatics. Inspired by recent single-molecule fluorescence experiments that recapitulate the RNA packaging specificity seen in vivo for two model viruses, we present an alternative theory, which recognizes the important cooperative roles played by RNA–coat protein interactions, at sites we have termed packaging signals. The hypothesis is that multiple copies of packaging signals, repeated according to capsid symmetry, aid formation of the required capsid protein conformers at defined positions, resulting in significantly enhanced assembly efficiency. The precise mechanistic roles of packaging signal interactions may vary between viruses, as we have demonstrated for MS2 and STNV. We quantify the impact of packaging signals on capsid assembly efficiency using a dodecahedral model system, showing that heterogeneous affinity distributions of packaging signals for capsid protein out-compete those of homogeneous affinities. These insights pave the way to a new anti-viral therapy, reducing capsid assembly efficiency by targeting of the vital roles of the packaging signals, and opens up new avenues for the efficient construction of protein nanocontainers in bionanotechnology.
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- Peter G Stockley
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT UK
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Zheng J, Tan BH, Sugrue R, Tang K. Current approaches on viral infection: proteomics and functional validations. Front Microbiol 2012; 3:393. [PMID: 23162545 PMCID: PMC3499792 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Viruses could manipulate cellular machinery to ensure their continuous survival and thus become parasites of living organisms. Delineation of sophisticated host responses upon virus infection is a challenging task. It lies in identifying the repertoire of host factors actively involved in the viral infectious cycle and characterizing host responses qualitatively and quantitatively during viral pathogenesis. Mass spectrometry based proteomics could be used to efficiently study pathogen-host interactions and virus-hijacked cellular signaling pathways. Moreover, direct host and viral responses upon infection could be further investigated by activity-based functional validation studies. These approaches involve drug inhibition of secretory pathway, immunofluorescence staining, dominant negative mutant of protein target, real-time PCR, small interfering siRNA-mediated knockdown, and molecular cloning studies. In this way, functional validation could gain novel insights into the high-content proteomic dataset in an unbiased and comprehensive way.
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- Jie Zheng
- Division of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
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Brock A. Fragmentation hydrogen exchange mass spectrometry: A review of methodology and applications. Protein Expr Purif 2012; 84:19-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2012.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Pacholarz KJ, Garlish RA, Taylor RJ, Barran PE. Mass spectrometry based tools to investigate protein–ligand interactions for drug discovery. Chem Soc Rev 2012; 41:4335-55. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cs35035a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Uetrecht C, Heck AJR. Modern biomolecular mass spectrometry and its role in studying virus structure, dynamics, and assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:8248-62. [PMID: 21793131 PMCID: PMC7159578 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201008120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Over a century since its development, the analytical technique of mass spectrometry is blooming more than ever, and applied in nearly all aspects of the natural and life sciences. In the last two decades mass spectrometry has also become amenable to the analysis of proteins and even intact protein complexes, and thus begun to make a significant impact in the field of structural biology. In this Review, we describe the emerging role of mass spectrometry, with its different technical facets, in structural biology, focusing especially on structural virology. We describe how mass spectrometry has evolved into a tool that can provide unique structural and functional information about viral-protein and protein-complex structure, conformation, assembly, and topology, extending to the direct analysis of intact virus capsids of several million Dalton in mass. Mass spectrometry is now used to address important questions in virology ranging from how viruses assemble to how they interact with their host.
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- Charlotte Uetrecht
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre (The Netherlands)
- Present address: Molecular Biophysics, Uppsala University, Uppsala (Sweden)
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre (The Netherlands)
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Uetrecht C, Heck AJR. Moderne biomolekulare Massenspektrometrie und ihre Bedeutung für die Erforschung der Struktur, der Dynamik und des Aufbaus von Viren. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201008120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Toropova K, Stockley PG, Ranson NA. Visualising a viral RNA genome poised for release from its receptor complex. J Mol Biol 2011; 408:408-19. [PMID: 21376055 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.02.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Revised: 02/11/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We describe the cryo-electron microscopy structure of bacteriophage MS2 bound to its receptor, the bacterial F-pilus. The virus contacts the pilus at a capsid 5-fold vertex, thus locating the surface-accessible portion of the single copy of the pilin-binding maturation protein present in virions. This arrangement allows a 5-fold averaged map to be calculated, showing for the first time in any virus-receptor complex the nonuniform distribution of RNA within the capsid. Strikingly, at the vertex that contacts the pilus, a rod of density that may include contributions from both genome and maturation protein sits above a channel that goes through the capsid to the outside. This density is reminiscent of the DNA density observed in the exit channel of double-stranded DNA phages, suggesting that the RNA-maturation protein complex is poised to leave the capsid as the first step of the infection process.
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- Katerina Toropova
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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