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ArticleJournal of molecular biology2019

Deciphering the Nucleotide and RNA Binding Selectivity of the Mayaro Virus Macro Domain.

Aikaterini C Tsika, Efstathios Melekis, Sofia-Antigoni Tsatsouli, Nicolas Papageorgiou, Maria J Maté, Bruno Canard, Bruno Coutard, Detlef Bentrop, Georgios A Spyroulias

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Article in Journal of molecular biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Aikaterini C TsikaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece.
Efstathios MelekisDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece.
Sofia-Antigoni TsatsouliDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece.
Nicolas PapageorgiouAFMB, UMR7257 CNRS/Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, CEDEX 9, France.
Maria J MatéAFMB, UMR7257 CNRS/Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, CEDEX 9, France.
Bruno CanardAFMB, UMR7257 CNRS/Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, CEDEX 9, France.
Bruno CoutardUVE: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 27-IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France. Electronic address: Bruno.Coutard@univ-amu.fr.
Detlef BentropInstitute of Physiology II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Georgios A SpyrouliasDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece. Electronic address: G.A.Spyroulias@upatras.gr.

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Abstract

Mayaro virus (MAYV) is a member of Togaviridae family, which also includes Chikungunya virus as a notorious member. MAYV recently emerged in urban areas of the Americas, and this emergence emphasized the current paucity of knowledge about its replication cycle. The macro domain (MD) of MAYV belongs to the N-terminal region of its non-structural protein 3, part of the replication complex. Here, we report the first structural and dynamical characterization of a previously unexplored Alphavirus MD investigated through high-resolution NMR spectroscopy, along with data on its ligand selectivity and binding properties. The structural analysis of MAYV MD reveals a typical "macro" (ββαββαβαβα) fold for this polypeptide, while NMR-driven interaction studies provide in-depth insights into MAYV MD-ligand adducts. NMR data in concert with thermodynamics and biochemical studies provide convincing experimental evidence for preferential binding of adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADP-r) and adenine-rich RNAs to MAYV MD, thus shedding light on the structure-function relationship of a previously unexplored viral MD. The emerging differences with any other related MD are expected to enlighten distinct functions.

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Adenosine Diphosphate RiboseHumansModels, MolecularNucleotidesProtein BindingProtein DomainsRNATogaviridaeTogaviridae InfectionsViral Nonstructural ProteinsAdenosine Diphosphate RiboseNucleotidesRNAViral Nonstructural ProteinsADP-riboseAlphavirusmacro domainMayaro virusRNA

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PMID30998933
PMCPMC7094482

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