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Three-dimensional structure of infectious bursal disease virus determined by electron cryomicroscopy. 1997

B Böttcher, and N A Kiselev, and V Y Stel'Mashchuk, and N A Perevozchikova, and A V Borisov, and R A Crowther
Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), a member of the Birnaviridae group, is a commercially important pathogen of chickens. From electron micrographs of frozen, hydrated, unstained specimens, we have computed a three-dimensional map of IBDV at about 2 nm resolution. The map shows that the structure of the virus is based on a T=13 lattice and that the subunits are predominantly trimer clustered. The subunits close to the fivefold symmetry axes are at a larger radius than those close to the two- or threefold axes, giving the capsid a markedly nonspherical shape. The trimer units on the outer surface protrude from a continuous shell of density. On the inner surface, the trimers appear as Y-shaped units, but the set of units surrounding the fivefold axes appears to be missing. It is likely that the outer trimers correspond to the protein VP2, carrying the dominant neutralizing epitope, and the inner trimers correspond to protein VP3, which has a basic carboxy-terminal tail expected to interact with the packaged RNA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007091 Image Processing, Computer-Assisted A technique of inputting two-dimensional or three-dimensional images into a computer and then enhancing or analyzing the imagery into a form that is more useful to the human observer. Biomedical Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Processing,Digital Image Processing,Image Analysis, Computer-Assisted,Image Reconstruction,Medical Image Processing,Analysis, Computer-Assisted Image,Computer-Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Analyses,Image Analyses, Computer-Assisted,Image Analysis, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Biomedical,Image Processing, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Digital,Image Processing, Medical,Image Processings, Medical,Image Reconstructions,Medical Image Processings,Processing, Biomedical Image,Processing, Digital Image,Processing, Medical Image,Processings, Digital Image,Processings, Medical Image,Reconstruction, Image,Reconstructions, Image
D007243 Infectious bursal disease virus A species of AVIBIRNAVIRUS causing severe inflammation of the bursa of Fabricius in chickens and other fowl. Transmission is thought to be through contaminated feed or water. Vaccines have been used with varying degrees of success. Avian Nephrosis Virus,Gumboro Disease Virus,IBDV,Infectious Bursal Agent,Bursal Agent, Infectious,Bursal Disease Virus, Infectious,Avian Nephrosis Viruses,Bursal Agents, Infectious,Infectious Bursal Agents,Nephrosis Virus, Avian,Nephrosis Viruses, Avian
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D002213 Capsid The outer protein protective shell of a virus, which protects the viral nucleic acid. Capsids are composed of repeating units (capsomers or capsomeres) of CAPSID PROTEINS which when assembled together form either an icosahedral or helical shape. Procapsid,Prohead,Capsids,Procapsids,Proheads
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015925 Cryopreservation Preservation of cells, tissues, organs, or embryos by freezing. In histological preparations, cryopreservation or cryofixation is used to maintain the existing form, structure, and chemical composition of all the constituent elements of the specimens. Cryofixation,Cryonic Suspension,Cryonic Suspensions,Suspension, Cryonic

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