2ic6

Structural highlights

Function

NCAP_SINV Encapsidates the genome protecting it from nucleases (Probable). The encapsidated genomic RNA is termed the nucleocapsid (NC) and serves as template for transcription and replication (Probable). The nucleocapsid has a left-handed helical structure (By similarity). As a trimer, specifically binds and acts as a chaperone to unwind the panhandle structure formed by the viral RNA (vRNA) termini (PubMed:15650206, PubMed:15254200, PubMed:21378500, PubMed:16971445, PubMed:25062117, PubMed:16775315). Involved in the transcription and replication initiation of vRNA by mediating primer annealing (PubMed:20164193). Plays a role in cap snatching by sequestering capped RNAs in P bodies for use by the viral RdRp during transcription initiation (PubMed:19047634). Substitutes for the cellular cap-binding complex (eIF4F) to preferentially facilitate the translation of capped mRNAs (PubMed:18971945, PubMed:25062117). Initiates the translation by specifically binding to the cap and 40S ribosomal subunit (PubMed:20844026, PubMed:20164193, PubMed:25062117). Prevents the viral glycoprotein N (Gn) from autophagy-dependent breakdown maybe by blocking autophagosome formation (By similarity). Inhibits host EIF2AK2/PKR dimerization to prevent PKR-induced translational shutdown in cells and thus the activation of the antiviral state (By similarity). Also displays sequence-unspecific DNA endonuclease activity (PubMed:27261891).[UniProtKB:O36307][UniProtKB:P05133]^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

1. ↑ Mir MA, Panganiban AT. Trimeric hantavirus nucleocapsid protein binds specifically to the viral RNA panhandle. J Virol. 2004 Aug;78(15):8281-8. PMID:15254200 doi:10.1128/JVI.78.15.8281-8288.2004
2. ↑ Mir MA, Panganiban AT. The hantavirus nucleocapsid protein recognizes specific features of the viral RNA panhandle and is altered in conformation upon RNA binding. J Virol. 2005 Feb;79(3):1824-35. PMID:15650206 doi:10.1128/JVI.79.3.1824-1835.2005
3. ↑ Mir MA, Panganiban AT. Characterization of the RNA chaperone activity of hantavirus nucleocapsid protein. J Virol. 2006 Jul;80(13):6276-85. PMID:16775315 doi:10.1128/JVI.00147-06
4. ↑ Mir MA, Brown B, Hjelle B, Duran WA, Panganiban AT. Hantavirus N protein exhibits genus-specific recognition of the viral RNA panhandle. J Virol. 2006 Nov;80(22):11283-92. PMID:16971445 doi:10.1128/JVI.00820-06
5. ↑ Mir MA, Panganiban AT. A protein that replaces the entire cellular eIF4F complex. EMBO J. 2008 Dec 3;27(23):3129-39. PMID:18971945 doi:10.1038/emboj.2008.228
6. ↑ Mir MA, Duran WA, Hjelle BL, Ye C, Panganiban AT. Storage of cellular 5' mRNA caps in P bodies for viral cap-snatching. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Dec 9;105(49):19294-9. PMID:19047634 doi:10.1073/pnas.0807211105
7. ↑ Mir MA, Sheema S, Haseeb A, Haque A. Hantavirus nucleocapsid protein has distinct m7G cap J Biol Chem. 2010 Apr 9;285(15):11357-68. PMID:20164193 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.102459
8. ↑ Haque A, Mir MA. Interaction of hantavirus nucleocapsid protein with ribosomal protein S19. J Virol. 2010 Dec;84(23):12450-3. PMID:20844026 doi:10.1128/JVI.01388-10
9. ↑ Brown BA, Panganiban AT. Identification of a region of hantavirus nucleocapsid protein required for RNA chaperone activity. RNA Biol. 2010 Nov-Dec;7(6):830-7. PMID:21378500 doi:10.4161/rna.7.6.13862
10. ↑ Ganaie SS, Haque A, Cheng E, Bonny TS, Salim NN, Mir MA. Ribosomal protein S19-binding domain provides insights into hantavirus nucleocapsid protein-mediated translation initiation mechanism. Biochem J. 2014 Nov 15;464(1):109-21. PMID:25062117 doi:10.1042/BJ20140449
11. ↑ Möncke-Buchner E, Szczepek M, Bokelmann M, Heinemann P, Raftery MJ, Krüger DH, Reuter M. Sin Nombre hantavirus nucleocapsid protein exhibits a metal-dependent DNA-specific endonucleolytic activity. Virology. 2016 Sep;496:67-76. PMID:27261891 doi:10.1016/j.virol.2016.05.009