2of6 | pdb_00002of6

Structure of immature West Nile virus

spinqualitylabelsall models 2of6, resolution 24.00Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2of6 is a 3 chain structure with sequence from West nile virus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Publication Abstract from PubMed The structure of immature West Nile virus particles, propagated in the presence of ammonium chloride to block virus maturation in the low-pH environment of the trans-Golgi network, was determined by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). The structure of these particles was similar to that of immature West Nile virus particles found as a minor component of mature virus samples (naturally occurring immature particles [NOIPs]). The structures of mature infectious flaviviruses are radically different from those of the immature particles. The similarity of the ammonium chloride-treated particles and NOIPs suggests either that the NOIPs have not undergone any conformational change during maturation or that the conformational change is reversible. Comparison with the cryo-EM reconstruction of immature dengue virus established the locations of the N-linked glycosylation sites of these viruses, verifying the interpretation of the reconstructions of the immature flaviviruses. Structure of immature West Nile virus.,Zhang Y, Kaufmann B, Chipman PR, Kuhn RJ, Rossmann MG J Virol. 2007 Jun;81(11):6141-5. Epub 2007 Mar 21. PMID:17376919 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Heat Shock Proteins

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