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ArticleJournal of virology2021

Structures of Substrate Complexes of Foamy Viral Protease-Reverse Transcriptase.

Marzena Nowacka, Elżbieta Nowak, Mariusz Czarnocki-Cieciura, Justyna Jackiewicz, Krzysztof Skowronek, Roman H Szczepanowski, Birgitta M Wöhrl, Marcin Nowotny

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Article in Journal of virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marzena Nowacka *Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biologygrid.419362.b, Warsaw, Poland.
Elżbieta Nowak *Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biologygrid.419362.b, Warsaw, Poland.
Mariusz Czarnocki-CieciuraLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biologygrid.419362.b, Warsaw, Poland.
Justyna JackiewiczLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biologygrid.419362.b, Warsaw, Poland.
Krzysztof SkowronekCore Facility, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biologygrid.419362.b, Warsaw, Poland.
Roman H SzczepanowskiCore Facility, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biologygrid.419362.b, Warsaw, Poland.
Birgitta M WöhrlLehrstuhl Biochemie IV-Biopolymere, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Marcin NowotnyLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biologygrid.419362.b, Warsaw, Poland.
International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology · PLUniversity of Bayreuth · DE

Funding

National Science Center Poland UMO-2016/21/B/NZ1/02757
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reverse transcriptases (RTs) use their DNA polymerase and RNase H activities to catalyze the conversion of single-stranded RNA to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), a crucial process for the replication of retroviruses. Foamy viruses (FVs) possess a unique RT, which is a fusion with the protease (PR) domain. The mechanism of substrate binding by this enzyme has been unknown. Here, we report a crystal structure of monomeric full-length marmoset FV (MFV) PR-RT in complex with an RNA/DNA hybrid substrate. We also describe a structure of MFV PR-RT with an RNase H deletion in complex with a dsDNA substrate in which the enzyme forms an asymmetric homodimer. Cryo-electron microscopy reconstruction of the full-length MFV PR-RT-dsDNA complex confirmed the dimeric architecture. These findings represent the first structural description of nucleic acid binding by a foamy viral RT and demonstrate its ability to change its oligomeric state depending on the type of bound nucleic acid.

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Cryoelectron MicroscopyDNAProtein ConformationRibonuclease HRNARNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseSpumavirusViral ProteasesViral ProteinsDNARibonuclease HRNARNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseViral ProteasesViral Proteinscryo-EMfoamy virusesprotein nucleic acid complexesreverse transcriptaseX-ray crystallography

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PMID34232702
PMCPMC8387031
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