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Multiple functional roles of the accessory I-domain of bacteriophage P22 coat protein revealed by NMR structure and CryoEM modeling

  • Alessandro A. Rizzo
  • , Margaret M. Suhanovsky
  • , Matthew L. Baker
  • , Latasha C.R. Fraser
  • , Lisa M. Jones
  • , Don L. Rempel
  • , Michael L. Gross
  • , Wah Chiu
  • , Andrei T. Alexandrescu
  • , Carolyn M. Teschke

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Abstract

Summary Some capsid proteins built on the ubiquitous HK97-fold have accessory domains imparting specific functions. Bacteriophage P22 coat protein has a unique insertion domain (I-domain). Two prior I-domain models from subnanometer cryoelectron microscopy (cryoEM) reconstructions differed substantially. Therefore, the I-domain's nuclear magnetic resonance structure was determined and also used to improve cryoEM models of coat protein. The I-domain has an antiparallel six-stranded β-barrel fold, not previously observed in HK97-fold accessory domains. The D-loop, which is dynamic in the isolated I-domain and intact monomeric coat protein, forms stabilizing salt bridges between adjacent capsomers in procapsids. The S-loop is important for capsid size determination, likely through intrasubunit interactions. Ten of 18 coat protein temperature-sensitive-folding substitutions are in the I-domain, indicating its importance in folding and stability. Several are found on a positively charged face of the β-barrel that anchors the I-domain to a negatively charged surface of the coat protein HK97-core.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)830-841
Number of pages12
JournalStructure
Volume22
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 10 2014

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