RNA genome packaging and capsid assembly of bluetongue virus visualized in host cells

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Unlike those of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), and ssRNA viruses, the mechanism of genome packaging of dsRNA viruses is poorly understood. Here, we combined the techniques of high-resolution cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM), cellular cryoelectron tomography (cryo-ET), and structure-guided mutagenesis to investigate genome packaging and capsid assembly of bluetongue virus (BTV), a member of the Reoviridae family of dsRNA viruses. A total of eleven assembly states of BTV capsid were captured, with resolutions up to 2.8 Å, with most visualized in the host cytoplasm. ATPase VP6 was found underneath the vertices of capsid shell protein VP3 as an RNA-harboring pentamer, facilitating RNA packaging. RNA packaging expands the VP3 shell, which then engages middle- and outer-layer proteins to generate infectious virions. These revealed "duality" characteristics of the BTV assembly mechanism reconcile previous contradictory co-assembly and core-filling models and provide insights into the mysterious RNA packaging and capsid assembly of Reoviridae members and beyond.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:187

Enthalten in:

Cell - 187(2024), 9 vom: 25. Apr., Seite 2236-2249.e17

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xia, Xian [VerfasserIn]
Sung, Po-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Martynowycz, Michael W [VerfasserIn]
Gonen, Tamir [VerfasserIn]
Roy, Polly [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Z Hong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Assembly intermediates
Bluetongue virus
Capsid Proteins
Capsid assembly
Cryo-EM
Cryo-ET
Cryo-FIB
DsRNA virus
Duality model
Journal Article
RNA, Viral
RNA packaging
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Viral replication cycle

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Date Completed 26.04.2024

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371034094