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Crystal Structure of Rubella Protease
Structural highlights
FunctionPOLN_RUBVR Probable principal replicase for the negative-strand DNA, which replicates the 40S (+) genomic RNA into (-) antigenomic RNA. It cannot replicate the (-) into (+) until cleaved into p150 and p90 mature proteins.[UniProtKB:Q86500] Protease that cleaves the precursor polyprotein into two mature products. Together with RNA-directed RNA polymerase p90, replicates the 40S genomic and antigenomic RNA by recognizing replications specific signals. The heterodimer P150/p90 is probably the principal replicase for positive-strand genomic RNA and the 24S subgenomic RNA, which codes for structural proteins. Responsible for the mRNA-capping of the viral mRNAs. This function is necessary since all viral RNAs are synthesized in the cytoplasm, and host capping enzymes are restricted to the nucleus. Forms fibers late in the infection that may be involved in cell-to-cell spread of the virus RNA in the absence of virus particle formation.[UniProtKB:Q86500] Together with protease/methyltransferase p150, replicates the 40S genomic and antigenomic RNA by recognizing replications specific signals. The heterodimer P150/p90 is probably the principal replicase for positive-strand genomic RNA and the 24S subgenomic RNA, which codes for structural proteins. A helicase activity is probably also present.[UniProtKB:Q86500] Publication Abstract from PubMedRubella, a viral disease characterized by a red skin rash, is well controlled because of an effective vaccine, but outbreaks are still occurring in the absence of available antiviral treatments. The Rubella virus (RUBV) papain-like protease (RubPro) is crucial for RUBV replication, cleaving the nonstructural polyprotein p200 into two multifunctional proteins, p150 and p90. This protease could represent a potential drug target, but structural and mechanistic details important for the inhibition of this enzyme are unclear. Here, we report a novel crystal structure of RubPro at a resolution of 1.64 A. The RubPro adopts a unique papain-like protease fold, with a similar catalytic core to that of proteases from Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and foot-and-mouth disease virus while having a distinctive N-terminal fingers domain. RubPro has well-conserved sequence motifs that are also found in its newly discovered Rubivirus relatives. In addition, we show that the RubPro construct has protease activity in trans against a construct of RUBV protease-helicase and fluorogenic peptides. A protease-helicase construct, exogenously expressed in Escherichia coli, was also cleaved at the p150-p90 cleavage junction, demonstrating protease activity of the protease-helicase protein. We also demonstrate that RubPro possesses deubiquitylation activity, suggesting a potential role of RubPro in modulating the host's innate immune responses. We anticipate that these structural and functional insights of RubPro will advance our current understanding of its function and help facilitate more structure-based research into the RUBV replication machinery, in hopes of developing antiviral therapeutics against RUBV. Crystal structure of the Rubella virus protease reveals a unique papain-like protease fold.,Cheong EZK, Quek JP, Xin L, Li C, Chan JY, Liew CW, Mu Y, Zheng J, Luo D J Biol Chem. 2022 Aug;298(8):102250. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102250. Epub 2022 , Jul 11. PMID:35835220[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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