Structure of the Reston ebolavirus VP30 C-terminal domain.

ABSTRACT: The ebolaviruses can cause severe hemorrhagic fever. Essential to the ebolavirus life cycle is the protein VP30, which serves as a transcriptional cofactor. Here, the crystal structure of the C-terminal, NP-binding domain of VP30 from Reston ebolavirus is presented. Reston VP30 and Ebola VP30 both form homodimers, but the dimeric interfaces are rotated relative to each other, suggesting subtle inherent differences or flexibility in the dimeric interface.

SUBMITTER: Clifton MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3976061 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature