Capsid protein VP1

Details

Name
Capsid protein VP1
Synonyms
Not Available
Gene Name
Not Available
Organism
MPyV
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019379|Capsid protein VP1
MAPKRKSGVSKCETKCTKACPRPAPVPKLLIKGGMEVLDLVTGPDSVTEIEAFLNPRMGQ
PPTPESLTEGGQYYGWSRGINLATSDTEDSPGNNTLPTWSMAKLQLPMLNEDLTCDTLQM
WEAVSVKTEVVGSGSLLDVHGFNKPTDTVNTKGISTPVEGSQYHVFAVGGEPLDLQGLVT
DARTKYKEEGVVTIKTITKKDMVNKDQVLNPISKAKLDKDGMYPVEIWHPDPAKNENTRY
FGNYTGGTTTPPVLQFTNTLTTVLLDENGVGPLCKGEGLYLSCVDIMGWRVTRNYDVHHW
RGLPRYFKITLRKRWVKNPYPMASLISSLFNNMLPQVQGQPMEGENTQVEEVRVYDGTEP
VPGDPDMTRYVDRFGKTKTVFPGN
Number of residues
384
Molecular Weight
42505.275
Theoretical pI
6.38
GO Classification
Functions
structural molecule activity
Processes
caveolin-mediated endocytosis of virus by host cell / virion attachment to host cell
Components
host cell nucleus / T=7 icosahedral viral capsid
General Function
Structural molecule activity
Specific Function
Forms an icosahedral capsid with a T=7 symmetry and a 40 nm diameter. The capsid is composed of 72 pentamers linked to each other by disulfide bonds and associated with VP2 or VP3 proteins. Interacts with terminal alpha(2,3)-linked sialic acids on the cell surface to provide virion attachment to target cell. This attachment induces virion internalization predominantly through caveolin-mediated endocytosis. Once attached, the virion is internalized by caveolin-mediated endocytosis and traffics to the endoplasmic reticulum. Inside the endoplasmic reticulum, the protein folding machinery isomerizes VP1 interpentamer disulfide bonds, thereby triggering initial uncoating. Next, the virion uses the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation machinery to probably translocate in the cytosol before reaching the nucleus. Nuclear entry of the viral DNA involves the selective exposure and importin recognition of VP2/Vp3 nuclear localization signal. In late phase of infection, neo-synthesized VP1 encapsulates replicated genomic DNA in the nucleus, and participates in rearranging nucleosomes around the viral DNA (By similarity).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Virion
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0006183|1155 bp
ATGGCCCCCAAAAGAAAAAGCGGCGTCTCTAAATGCGAGACAAAATGTACAAAGGCCTGT
CCAAGACCCGCACCCGTTCCCAAACTGCTTATTAAAGGGGGTATGGAGGTGCTGGACCTT
GTGACAGGGCCAGACAGTGTGACAGAAATAGAAGCTTTTCTGAACCCCAGAATGGGGCAG
CCACCCACCCCTGAAAGCCTAACAGAGGGAGGGCAATACTATGGTTGGAGCAGAGGGATT
AATTTGGCTACATCAGATACAGAGGATTCCCCAGGAAATAATACACTTCCCACATGGAGT
ATGGCAAAGCTCCAGCTTCCCATGCTCAATGAGGACCTCACCTGTGACACCCTACAAATG
TGGGAGGCAGTCTCAGTGAAAACCGAGGTGGTGGGCTCTGGCTCACTGTTAGATGTGCAT
GGGTTCAACAAACCCACAGATACAGTAAACACAAAAGGAATTTCCACTCCAGTGGAAGGC
AGCCAATATCATGTGTTTGCTGTGGGCGGGGAACCGCTTGACCTCCAGGGACTTGTGACA
GATGCCAGAACAAAATACAAGGAAGAAGGGGTAGTAACAATCAAAACAATCACAAAGAAG
GACATGGTCAACAAAGACCAAGTCCTGAATCCAATTAGCAAGGCCAAGCTGGATAAGGAC
GGAATGTATCCAGTTGAAATCTGGCATCCAGATCCAGCAAAAAATGAGAACACAAGGTAC
TTTGGCAATTACACTGGAGGCACAACAACTCCACCCGTCCTGCAGTTCACAAACACCCTG
ACAACTGTGCTCCTAGATGAAAATGGAGTTGGGCCCCTCTGTAAAGGAGAGGGCCTATAC
CTCTCCTGTGTAGATATAATGGGCTGGAGAGTTACAAGAAACTATGATGTCCATCACTGG
AGAGGGCTTCCCAGATATTTCAAAATCACCCTGAGAAAAAGATGGGTCAAAAATCCCTAT
CCCATGGCCTCCCTCATAAGTTCCCTTTTCAACAACATGCTCCCCCAAGTGCAGGGCCAA
CCCATGGAAGGGGAGAACACCCAGGTAGAGGAGGTTAGAGTGTATGATGGGACTGAACCT
GTACCGGGGGACCCTGATATGACGCGCTATGTTGACCGCTTTGGAAAAACAAAGACTGTA
TTTCCTGGAAATTAA
Chromosome Location
Not Available
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP49302
UniProtKB Entry NameVP1_POVMP
GenBank Gene IDM34958
General References
  1. Freund R, Garcea RL, Sahli R, Benjamin TL: A single-amino-acid substitution in polyomavirus VP1 correlates with plaque size and hemagglutination behavior. J Virol. 1991 Jan;65(1):350-5. [Article]
  2. Neu U, Stehle T, Atwood WJ: The Polyomaviridae: Contributions of virus structure to our understanding of virus receptors and infectious entry. Virology. 2009 Feb 20;384(2):389-99. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.12.021. Epub 2009 Jan 21. [Article]
  3. Stehle T, Yan Y, Benjamin TL, Harrison SC: Structure of murine polyomavirus complexed with an oligosaccharide receptor fragment. Nature. 1994 May 12;369(6476):160-3. [Article]
  4. Stehle T, Harrison SC: Crystal structures of murine polyomavirus in complex with straight-chain and branched-chain sialyloligosaccharide receptor fragments. Structure. 1996 Feb 15;4(2):183-94. [Article]
  5. Stehle T, Harrison SC: High-resolution structure of a polyomavirus VP1-oligosaccharide complex: implications for assembly and receptor binding. EMBO J. 1997 Aug 15;16(16):5139-48. [Article]

Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB03721N-acetyl-alpha-neuraminic acidexperimentalunknownDetails
DB02379Beta-D-GlucoseexperimentalunknownDetails