Structures of virus-like capsids formed by the Drosophila neuronal Arc proteins

Arc, a neuronal gene that is critical for synaptic plasticity, originated through the domestication of retrotransposon Gag genes and mediates intercellular messenger RNA transfer. We report high-resolution structures of retrovirus-like capsids formed by Drosophila dArc1 and dArc2 that have surface spikes and putative internal RNA-binding domains. These data demonstrate that virus-like capsid-forming properties of Arc are evolutionarily conserved and provide a structural basis for understanding their function in intercellular communication.

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CommentIn: Nat Neurosci. 2020 Feb;23(2):153-154. - PMID 31953526

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Nature neuroscience - 23(2020), 2 vom: 06. Feb., Seite 172-175

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Erlendsson, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Morado, Dustin R [VerfasserIn]
Cullen, Harrison B [VerfasserIn]
Feschotte, Cedric [VerfasserIn]
Shepherd, Jason D [VerfasserIn]
Briggs, John A G [VerfasserIn]

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A protein, Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 13.04.2020

Date Revised 01.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Nat Neurosci. 2020 Feb;23(2):153-154. - PMID 31953526

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41593-019-0569-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM305069462