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Structure of full-length APOBEC3B bound to EBV BORF2 reveals coordinated neutralization of a cancer-associated mutator.

William Fried, Ziyuan Li, Connor Qiu, Lindsey Whalen, Hanjing Yang, Xiaojiang S Chen

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William FriedMolecular and Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Ziyuan LiMolecular and Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Connor QiuMolecular and Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-5276-5933
Lindsey WhalenMolecular and Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Hanjing YangMolecular and Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7187-3720
Xiaojiang S ChenMolecular and Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9574-0551

Funding

Structural Basis of APOBEC Functions and Interactions with HIV-VifR01AI150524 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI XIAOJIANG S CHEN · 2019 to 2026
$3.8M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI150524
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The double-domain APOBEC3B (A3B) contains an N-terminal non-catalytic and C-terminal active cytidine deaminase domains (NTD and CTD). A3B restricts viral infection yet is also a major endogenous mutator in human cancer, driving tumor evolution and drug resistance. A previous study showed that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) ribonucleotide reductase large subunit BORF2 binds the active site of the A3B CTD and neutralizes the activity of the isolated catalytic domain. However, the three-dimensional organization of full-length A3B (fl-A3B) and the contribution of A3B NTD to BORF2-mediated neutralization have remained unclear. Here, we report a 2.77 Å cryo-electron microscopy structure of fl-A3B in complex with EBV BORF2. The structure reveals an elongated hetero-octamer comprising two A3B

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Anti-viral factor and Host-virus relationshipAPOBEC3B (A3B)Cancer mutatorDouble-domain APOBEC deaminasesEBV and HERPES viruses

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PMID42845502
PMCPMC13640907

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