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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

Influenza a virus antiparallel helical nucleocapsid-like pseudo-atomic structure.

Florian Chenavier, Eleftherios Zarkadas, Lily-Lorette Freslon, Alice J Stelfox, Guy Schoehn, Rob W H Ruigrok, Allison Ballandras-Colas, Thibaut Crépin

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. 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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8 authors.

Florian ChenavierUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9486-3944
Eleftherios ZarkadasUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, EMBL, ISBG, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9276-9831
Lily-Lorette FreslonUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
Alice J StelfoxUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4553-6565
Guy SchoehnUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0002-1459-3201
Rob W H RuigrokUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8094-6642
Allison Ballandras-ColasUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4735-4984
Thibaut CrépinUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2663-1794

Funding

ChimeraX -- Next Generation Visualization and Analysis Software for Multiscale ModelingR01GM129325 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FERRIN, THOMAS E · 2018 to 2025
$5.2M
Agence Nationale pour la Recherche ANR-23-CE11-01Chemistry Biology Health Graduate School of University Grenoble Alpes ANR-17-EURE-0003NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129325
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza A viruses are responsible for human seasonal epidemics and severe animal pandemics with a risk of zoonotic transmission to humans. The viral segmented RNA genome is encapsidated by nucleoproteins (NP) and attached to the heterotrimeric polymerase, forming the viral ribonucleoproteins (vRNPs). Flexible helical vRNPs are central for viral transcription and replication. In this study, we present an advanced biological tool, the antiparallel helical RNP-like complex, assembled from recombinant N-terminally truncated NP and short synthetic RNA. The 3.0 Å cryo-electron microscopy structure details for the first time the whole RNA pathway across NP as well as NP-NP interactions that drive the antiparallel helical assembly accommodating major and minor grooves. Our findings show that the surface of the protein can harbour several conformations of the RNA, confirming that the number of nucleobases that binds to NP is not fixed, but ranges probably between 20 and 24. Taking all together, our data provide details to further understand the genome encapsidation and explain the inherent flexibility of influenza A virus vRNPs.

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Influenza A virusNucleocapsidRNA, ViralCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationNucleocapsid ProteinsProtein BindingRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsNucleocapsid ProteinsRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Viral

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PMCPMC11797009

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