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Significant differences in nucleocapsid morphology within the Free

Abstract

Nucleocapsid (N) proteins from representative viruses of three genera within the were expressed in insect cells using recombinant baculoviruses. RNA-containing structures, which appear morphologically identical to viral nucleocapsids, were isolated and subsequently imaged under a transmission electron microscope. Analysis of these images revealed marked differences in nucleocapsid morphology among the genera investigated, most notably between viruses of the and the subfamilies. Helical pitch measurements were made, revealing that measles virus (MV, a within the subfamily ) N protein produces helices that adopt multiple conformations with varying degrees of flexibility, while that of the simian virus type 5 (SV5, subfamily ) produces more rigid structures with a less heterogeneous pitch distribution. Nucleocapsids produced by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV, subfamily ) appear significantly narrower than those of MV and SV5 and have a longer pitch than the most extended form of MV. In addition to helical nucleocapsids, ring structures were also produced, image analysis of which has demonstrated that rings assembled from MV N protein consist of 13 subunits. This is consistent with previous reports that Sendai virus nucleocapsids have 13·07 subunits per turn. It was determined, however, that SV5 subnucleocapsid rings have 14 subunits, while rings derived from the radically different RSV nucleocapsid have been found to contain predominantly 10 subunits.

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Significant differences in nucleocapsid morphology within the Paramyxoviridae
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