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ArticleNature communications2021

Structure of a Ty1 restriction factor reveals the molecular basis of transposition copy number control.

Matthew A Cottee, Sean L Beckwith, Suzanne C Letham, Sarah J Kim, George R Young, Jonathan P Stoye, David J Garfinkel, Ian A Taylor

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Capsid flexibility during Ty1 virus-like particle assembly.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  9. An interchangeable prion-like domain is required for Ty1 retrotransposition.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Matthew A Cottee *Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3619-3057
Sean L Beckwith *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6559-1030
Suzanne C LethamMacromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3558-3221
Sarah J KimDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
George R YoungBioinformatics and Biostatistics STP, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1203-588X
Jonathan P StoyeRetrovirus-Host Interactions Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3377-323X
David J GarfinkelDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. djgarf@uga.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6234-2426
Ian A TaylorMacromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK. ian.taylor@crick.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6763-3852
The Francis Crick Institute · GBUniversity of Georgia · US

Funding

Effectors of retrotransposon movementR01GM124216 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI GARFINKEL, DAVID J. · 2018 to 2021
$1.9M
Retrotransposon virus-like particle assemblyF32GM139247 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI BECKWITH, SEAN · 2020 to 2021
$134k
Cancer Research UKNIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM139247NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM124216Wellcome Trust 108012/Z/15/ZWellcome Trust 108014/Z/15/ZWellcome Trust FC001162Wellcome Trust FC001178
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive replication of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ty1 retrotransposons is regulated by Copy Number Control, a process requiring the p22/p18 protein produced from a sub-genomic transcript initiated within Ty1 GAG. In retrotransposition, Gag performs the capsid functions required for replication and re-integration. To minimize genomic damage, p22/p18 interrupts virus-like particle function by interaction with Gag. Here, we present structural, biophysical and genetic analyses of p18m, a minimal fragment of Gag that restricts transposition. The 2.8 Å crystal structure of p18m reveals an all α-helical protein related to mammalian and insect ARC proteins. p18m retains the capacity to dimerise in solution and the crystal structures reveal two exclusive dimer interfaces. We probe our findings through biophysical analysis of interface mutants as well as Ty1 transposition and p18m restriction in vivo. Our data provide insight into Ty1 Gag structure and suggest how p22/p18 might function in restriction through a blocking-of-assembly mechanism.

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DNA Copy Number VariationsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCapsidCapsid ProteinsCrystallography, X-RayGene Products, gagMutationProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationProtein StabilityRetroelementsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCapsid ProteinsGene Products, gagRetroelementsSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID34552077
PMCPMC8458377
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