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ArticlePLoS pathogens2023

The structure of a 12-segmented dsRNA reovirus: New insights into capsid stabilization and organization.

Qinfen Zhang, Yuanzhu Gao, Matthew L Baker, Shanshan Liu, Xudong Jia, Haidong Xu, Jianguo He, Jason T Kaelber, Shaoping Weng, Wen Jiang

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Article in PLoS pathogens, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Qinfen ZhangState key lab for biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6599-8105
Yuanzhu GaoState key lab for biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Matthew L BakerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Structural Biology Imaging Center, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Shanshan LiuState key lab for biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xudong JiaState key lab for biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Haidong XuState key lab for biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jianguo HeState key lab for biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jason T KaelberInstitute for Quantitative Biomedicine, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America.
Shaoping WengState key lab for biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Wen JiangMarkey Center for Structural Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNBaylor College of Medicine · USPurdue University West Lafayette · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infecting a wide range of hosts, members of Reovirales (formerly Reoviridae) consist of a genome with different numbers of segmented double stranded RNAs (dsRNA) encapsulated by a proteinaceous shell and carry out genome replication and transcription inside the virion. Several cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of reoviruses with 9, 10 or 11 segmented dsRNA genomes have revealed insights into genome arrangement and transcription. However, the structure and genome arrangement of 12-segmented Reovirales members remain poorly understood. Using cryo-EM, we determined the structure of mud crab reovirus (MCRV), a 12-segmented dsRNA virus that is a putative member of Reovirales in the non-turreted Sedoreoviridae family, to near-atomic resolutions with icosahedral symmetry (3.1 Å) and without imposing icosahedral symmetry (3.4 Å). These structures revealed the organization of the major capsid proteins in two layers: an outer T = 13 layer consisting of VP12 trimers and unique VP11 clamps, and an inner T = 1 layer consisting of VP3 dimers. Additionally, ten RNA dependent RNA polymerases (RdRp) were well resolved just below the VP3 layer but were offset from the 5-fold axes and arranged with D5 symmetry, which has not previously been seen in other members of Reovirales. The N-termini of VP3 were shown to adopt four unique conformations; two of which anchor the RdRps, while the other two conformations are likely involved in genome organization and capsid stability. Taken together, these structures provide a new level of understanding for capsid stabilization and genome organization of segmented dsRNA viruses.

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OrthoreovirusReoviridaeRNA VirusesCapsidCapsid ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyCapsid Proteins

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PMID37083840
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