6eux

Structure of the midlink and cap-binding domains of influenza B polymerase PB2 subunit with a bound azaindazole cap-binding inhibitor

spinqualitylabelsall models 6eux, resolution 2.05Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 6eux is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Influenza B virus (B/Memphis/13/2003). Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.05Å Ligands: BYB Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function Q5V8X3_9INFB Publication Abstract from PubMed Influenza polymerase uses short capped primers snatched from nascent Pol II transcripts to initiate transcription of viral mRNAs. Here we describe crystal structures of influenza A and B polymerase bound to a capped primer in a configuration consistent with transcription initiation ('priming state') and show by functional assays that conserved residues from both the PB2 midlink and cap-binding domains are important for positioning the capped RNA. In particular, mutation of PB2 Arg264, which interacts with the triphosphate linkage in the cap, significantly and specifically decreases cap-dependent transcription. We also compare the configuration of the midlink and cap-binding domains in the priming state with their very different relative arrangement (called the 'apo' state) in structures where the potent cap-binding inhibitor VX-787, or a close analogue, is bound. In the 'apo' state the inhibitor makes additional interactions to the midlink domain that increases its affinity beyond that to the cap-binding domain alone. The comparison suggests that the mechanism of resistance of certain mutations that allow virus to escape from VX-787, notably PB2 N510T, can only be rationalized if VX-787 has a dual mode of action, direct inhibition of capped RNA binding as well as stabilization of the transcriptionally inactive 'apo' state. Capped RNA primer binding to influenza polymerase and implications for the mechanism of cap-binding inhibitors.,Pflug A, Gaudon S, Resa-Infante P, Lethier M, Reich S, Schulze WM, Cusack S Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Nov 30. pii: 4675317. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx1210. PMID:29202182 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also RNA polymerase 3D structures

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