Rotavirus core shell protein sites that regulate intra-particle polymerase activity. 2023

Mackenzie L Anderson, and Owen M Sullivan, and Sarah L Nichols, and Liam Kaylor, and Deborah F Kelly, and Sarah McDonald Esstman
Department of Biology, Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

Rotaviruses are important causes of severe gastroenteritis in young children. A characteristic feature of rotaviruses is that they copy ribonucleic acid (RNA) inside of the viral particle. In fact, the viral polymerase (VP1) only functions when it is connected to the viral inner core shell protein (VP2). Here, we employed a biochemical assay to identify which sites of VP2 are critical for regulating VP1 activity. Specifically, we engineered VP2 proteins to contain amino acid changes at structurally defined sites and assayed them for their capacity to support VP1 function in a test tube. Through this work, we were able to identify several VP2 residues that appeared to regulate the activity of the polymerase, positively and negatively. These results are important because they help explain how rotavirus synthesizes its RNA while inside of particles and they identify targets for the future rational design of drugs to prevent rotavirus disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009713 Nucleotidyltransferases A class of enzymes that transfers nucleotidyl residues. EC 2.7.7. Nucleotidyltransferase
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012313 RNA A polynucleotide consisting essentially of chains with a repeating backbone of phosphate and ribose units to which nitrogenous bases are attached. RNA is unique among biological macromolecules in that it can encode genetic information, serve as an abundant structural component of cells, and also possesses catalytic activity. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed) RNA, Non-Polyadenylated,Ribonucleic Acid,Gene Products, RNA,Non-Polyadenylated RNA,Acid, Ribonucleic,Non Polyadenylated RNA,RNA Gene Products,RNA, Non Polyadenylated
D012401 Rotavirus A genus of REOVIRIDAE, causing acute gastroenteritis in BIRDS and MAMMALS, including humans. Transmission is horizontal and by environmental contamination. Seven species (Rotaviruses A thru G) are recognized. Neonatal Calf Diarrhea Virus,Rotaviruses
D014758 Viral Core Proteins Proteins found mainly in icosahedral DNA and RNA viruses. They consist of proteins directly associated with the nucleic acid inside the NUCLEOCAPSID. Core Proteins, Viral,Major Core Protein,Major Core Proteins, Viral,Adenovirus Core Protein VII,Core Protein V,Core Protein lambda 2,Influenza Virus Core Proteins,Major Core Protein lambda 1,Major Core Protein lambda-1,Major Core Protein sigma 2,Major Core Protein sigma-2,OVP 19,Oncornaviral Protein P19,P30 Core Proteins,Viral Protein P19,Virus Core Proteins,Core Protein, Major,Core Proteins, P30,Core Proteins, Virus,Protein P19, Oncornaviral,Protein P19, Viral,Protein, Major Core,Proteins, P30 Core,Proteins, Viral Core,Proteins, Virus Core
D036022 Capsid Proteins Proteins that form the CAPSID of VIRUSES. Procapsid Protein,Procapsid Proteins,Viral Coat Protein,Viral Coat Proteins,Viral V Antigens,Viral V Proteins,Capsid Protein,Viral Outer Coat Protein,Antigens, Viral V,Coat Protein, Viral,V Antigens, Viral,V Proteins, Viral

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