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Crystal structure of a novel dimeric form of NS5A domain I protein from hepatitis C virus.

ABSTRACT: A new protein expression vector design utilizing an N-terminal six-histidine tag and tobacco etch virus protease cleavage site upstream of the hepatitis C virus NS5A sequence has resulted in a more straightforward purification method and improved yields of purified NS5A domain I protein. High-resolution diffracting crystals of NS5A domain I (amino acids 33 to 202) [NS5A(33-202)] were obtained by using detergent additive crystallization screens, leading to the structure of a homodimer which is organized differently from that published previously (T. L. Tellinghuisen, J. Marcotrigiano, and C. M. Rice, Nature 435:374-379, 2005) yet is consistent with a membrane association model for NS5A. The monomer-monomer interface of NS5A(33-202) features an extensive buried surface area involving the most-highly conserved face of each monomer. The two alternate structural forms of domain I now available may be indicative of the multiple roles emerging for NS5A in viral RNA replication and viral particle assembly.

SUBMITTER: Love RA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2668466 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Crystal structure of a novel dimeric form of NS5A domain I protein from hepatitis C virus.

Love Robert A RA Brodsky Oleg O Hickey Michael J MJ Wells Peter A PA Cronin Ciarán N CN

Journal of virology 20090225 9

A new protein expression vector design utilizing an N-terminal six-histidine tag and tobacco etch virus protease cleavage site upstream of the hepatitis C virus NS5A sequence has resulted in a more straightforward purification method and improved yields of purified NS5A domain I protein. High-resolution diffracting crystals of NS5A domain I (amino acids 33 to 202) [NS5A(33-202)] were obtained by using detergent additive crystallization screens, leading to the structure of a homodimer which is or ...[more]

PMID: 19244328

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Project description:The propagation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is regulated in part by the phosphorylation of its nonstructural protein NS5A that undergoes sequential phosphorylation on several highly conserved serine residues and switches from a hypo- to a hyperphosphorylated state. Previous studies have shown that NS5A sequential phosphorylation requires NS3 encoded on the same NS3-NS4A-NS4B-NS5A polyprotein. Subtle mutations in NS3 without affecting its protease activity could affect NS5A phosphorylation. Given the ATPase domain in the NS3 COOH terminus, we tested whether NS3 participates in NS5A phosphorylation similarly to the nucleoside diphosphate kinase-like activity of the rotavirus NSP2 nucleoside triphosphatase (NTPase). Mutations in the NS3 ATP-binding motifs blunted NS5A hyperphosphorylation and phosphorylation at serines 225, 232, and 235, whereas a mutation in the RNA-binding domain did not. The phosphorylation events were not rescued with wild-type NS3 provided in trans. When provided with an NS3 ATPase-compatible ATP analog, N6-benzyl-ATP-γ-S, thiophosphorylated NS5A was detected in the cells expressing the wild-type NS3-NS5B polyprotein. The thiophosphorylation level was lower in the cells expressing NS3-NS5B with a mutation in the NS3 ATP-binding domain. In vitro assays with a synthetic peptide and purified wild-type NS3 followed by dot blotting and mass spectrometry found weak NS5A phosphorylation at serines 222 and 225 that was sensitive to an inhibitor of casein kinase Iα but not helicase. When casein kinase Iα was included in the assay, much stronger phosphorylation was observed at serines 225, 232, and 235. We concluded that NS5A sequential phosphorylation requires the ATP-binding domain of the NS3 helicase and that casein kinase Iα is a potent NS5A kinase. IMPORTANCE For more than 20 years, NS3 was known to participate in NS5A sequential phosphorylation. In the present study, we show for the first time that the ATP-binding domain of NS3 is involved in NS5A phosphorylation. In vitro assays showed that casein kinase Iα is a very potent kinase responsible for NS5A phosphorylation at serines 225, 232, and 235. Our data suggest that ATP binding by NS3 probably results in conformational changes that recruit casein kinase Iα to phosphorylate NS5A, initially at S225 and subsequently at S232 and S235. Our discovery reveals intricate requirements of the structural integrity of NS3 for NS5A hyperphosphorylation and HCV replication.

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Crystal structure of a novel dimeric form of NS5A domain I protein from hepatitis C virus.

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Crystal structure of a novel dimeric form of NS5A domain I protein from hepatitis C virus.

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