Article ; Online: Non-equilibrium virus particle dynamics: Microsecond MD simulations of the complete Flock House virus capsid under different conditions.
2023 Volume 215, Issue 2, Page(s) 107964
Abstract: Flock House virus (FHV) is an animal virus and considered a model system for non-enveloped viruses. It has a small, icosahedral capsid (T=3) and a bipartite positive-sense RNA genome. We present an extensive study of the FHV capsid dynamics from all-atom ...
Abstract | Flock House virus (FHV) is an animal virus and considered a model system for non-enveloped viruses. It has a small, icosahedral capsid (T=3) and a bipartite positive-sense RNA genome. We present an extensive study of the FHV capsid dynamics from all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of the complete capsid. The simulations explore different biologically relevant conditions (neutral/low pH, with/without RNA in the capsid) using the CHARMM force field. The results show that low pH destabilizes the capsid, causing radial expansion, and RNA stabilizes the capsid. The finding of low pH destabilization is biologically relevant because the capsid is exposed to low pH in the endosome, where conformational changes occur leading to genome release. We also observe structural changes at the fivefold and twofold symmetry axes that likely relate to the externalization of membrane active γ peptides through the fivefold vertex and extrusion of RNA at the twofold axis. Simulations using the Amber force field at neutral pH are also performed and display similar characteristics to the CHARMM simulations. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Capsid/chemistry ; Capsid Proteins/genetics ; Capsid Proteins/analysis ; Nodaviridae/chemistry ; Nodaviridae/genetics ; RNA |
Chemical Substances | Capsid Proteins ; RNA (63231-63-0) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-04-25 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
ZDB-ID | 1032718-6 |
ISSN | 1095-8657 ; 1047-8477 |
ISSN (online) | 1095-8657 |
ISSN | 1047-8477 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jsb.2023.107964 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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