Crystal structure of the NS3-like helicase from Alongshan virus

© Xiaopan Gao et al. 2020..

Alongshan virus (ALSV) is an emerging human pathogen that was identified in China and rapidly spread to the European continent in 2019, raising concerns about public health. ALSV belongs to the distinct Jingmenvirus group within the Flaviviridae family with segmented RNA genomes. While segments 2 and 4 of the ALSV genome encode the VP1-VP3 proteins of unknown origin, segments 1 and 3 encode the NS2b-NS3 and NS5 proteins, which are related to Flavivirus nonstructural proteins, suggesting an evolutionary link between segmented and unsegmented viruses within the Flaviviridae family. Here, the enzymatic activity of the ALSV NS3-like helicase (NS3-Hel) was characterized and its crystal structure was determined to 2.9 Å resolution. ALSV NS3-Hel exhibits an ATPase activity that is comparable to those measured for Flavivirus NS3 helicases. The structure of ALSV NS3-Hel exhibits an overall fold similar to those of Flavivirus NS3 helicases. Despite the limited amino-acid sequence identity between ALSV NS3-Hel and Flavivirus NS3 helicases, structural features at the ATPase active site and the RNA-binding groove remain conserved in ALSV NS3-Hel. These findings provide a structural framework for drug design and suggest the possibility of developing a broad-spectrum antiviral drug against both Flavivirus and Jingmenvirus.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

IUCrJ - 7(2020), Pt 3 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 375-382

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gao, Xiaopan [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Kaixiang [VerfasserIn]
Wojdyla, Justyna Aleksandra [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Pu [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ziheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Meitian [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Sheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alongshan virus
Flavivirus
Journal Article
NS3-like helicase
Segmented viruses

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Date Revised 13.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1107/S2052252520003632

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NLM310142407