Structure of EDTA-treated satellite tobacco necrosis virus at pH 6.5.
The crystal structure of EDTA-treated satellite tobacco necrosis virus (STNV) at pH 6.5 has been determined to 7.5 A resolution (1 A = 0.1 nm) with molecular replacement techniques, using the known structure of the protein subunit. The calcium ions at the 3-fold contacts are absent, whereas the calcium ions on the 5-fold axes still remain. The protein shell is slightly expanded. The expansion does not impose any large conformational changes on the subunits and the subunit contacts are to a large extent retained. The electron density map shows high levels of density in the RNA region. It is found close to the protein shell but well-separated from the protein. This density indicates a preferential ordering of the RNA in certain regions, but does not allow a detailed interpretation of the RNA conformation. A similar density in the RNA region is also found in a low resolution map of native STNV.[1]References
- Structure of EDTA-treated satellite tobacco necrosis virus at pH 6.5. Montelius, I., Liljas, L., Unge, T. J. Mol. Biol. (1988) [Pubmed]
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