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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The vertical double beta-barrel major capsid protein (MCP) fold, fingerprint of the PRD1-adeno viral lineage, is widespread in many viruses infecting organisms across the three domains of life. The discovery of PRD1-like viruses with two MCPs challenged the known assembly principles. Here, we present the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the archaeal, halophilic, internal membrane-containing Haloarcula californiae icosahedral virus 1 (HCIV-1) and Haloarcula hispanica icosahedral virus 2 (HHIV-2) at 3.7 and 3.8 A resolution, respectively. Our structures reveal proteins located beneath the morphologically distinct two- and three-tower capsomers and homopentameric membrane proteins at the vertices that orchestrate the positioning of pre-formed vertical single beta-barrel MCP heterodimers. The cryo-EM based structures together with the proteomics data provide insights into the assembly mechanism of this type of viruses and into those with membrane-less double beta-barrel MCPs.

Structural basis for assembly of vertical single beta-barrel viruses.,Santos-Perez I, Charro D, Gil-Carton D, Azkargorta M, Elortza F, Bamford DH, Oksanen HM, Abrescia NGA Nat Commun. 2019 Mar 12;10(1):1184. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08927-2. PMID:30862777^[1]

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