7YX4

Structure of the Mimivirus genomic fibre in its compact 5-start helix form


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.70 Å
  • Aggregation State: FILAMENT 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Literature

The giant mimivirus 1.2 Mb genome is elegantly organized into a 30 nm diameter helical protein shield.

Villalta, A.Schmitt, A.Estrozi, L.F.Quemin, E.R.J.Alempic, J.M.Lartigue, A.Prazak, V.Belmudes, L.Vasishtan, D.Colmant, A.M.G.Honore, F.A.Coute, Y.Grunewald, K.Abergel, C.

(2022) Elife 11

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.77607
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7PTV, 7YX3, 7YX4, 7YX5

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Mimivirus is the prototype of the Mimiviridae family of giant dsDNA viruses. Little is known about the organization of the 1.2 Mb genome inside the membrane-limited nucleoid filling the ~0.5 µm icosahedral capsids. Cryo-electron microscopy, cryo-electron tomography, and proteomics revealed that it is encased into a ~30-nm diameter helical protein shell surprisingly composed of two GMC-type oxidoreductases, which also form the glycosylated fibrils decorating the capsid. The genome is arranged in 5- or 6-start left-handed super-helices, with each DNA-strand lining the central channel. This luminal channel of the nucleoprotein fiber is wide enough to accommodate oxidative stress proteins and RNA polymerase subunits identified by proteomics. Such elegant supramolecular organization would represent a remarkable evolutionary strategy for packaging and protecting the genome, in a state ready for immediate transcription upon unwinding in the host cytoplasm. The parsimonious use of the same protein in two unrelated substructures of the virion is unexpected for a giant virus with thousand genes at its disposal.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Aix-Marseille University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Information Génomique & Structurale, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7256 (Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée, FR3479, IM2B), Marseille, France.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Putative glucose-methanol-choline oxidoreductase protein
A, B
702Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirusMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for E5L7Z5 (Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus)
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Go to UniProtKB:  E5L7Z5
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UniProt GroupE5L7Z5
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.70 Å
  • Aggregation State: FILAMENT 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
European Research Council (ERC)France832601
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)FranceANR-16-CE11-0033-01
German Research Foundation (DFG)FranceINST 152/772-1|152/774-1|152/775-1|152/776-1
Wellcome TrustFrance107806/Z/15/Z
German Federal Ministry for Education and ResearchFrance05K18BHA
Alexander von Humboldt FoundationFranceFRA 1200789 HFST-P
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)FranceANR-10-INBS-04

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2022-08-10
    Type: Initial release