1H, 13C, and 15N resonance assignment of a 179 residue fragment of hepatitis C virus non-structural protein 5A

Biomol NMR Assign. 2011 Oct;5(2):241-3. doi: 10.1007/s12104-011-9309-2. Epub 2011 Apr 24.

Abstract

Non-structural protein 5A (NS5A) plays an important role in the life cycle of hepatitis C virus. This proline-rich phosphoprotein is organized into three domains. Besides its role in virus replication and virus assembly, NS5A is involved in a variety of cellular regulation processes. Recent studies on domain 2 and 3 revealed that both belong to the class of intrinsically disordered proteins as they adopt a natively unfolded state. In particular, domain 2 together with its vicinal regions is responsible for NS5A's multiple interactions with other proteins necessary for virus persistence. The low chemical shift dispersion observed for instrinsically disordered proteins presents a challenge for NMR spectroscopy. Here we report sequential resonance assignment of a 179-residue fragment of NS5A, comprising the entire domain 2, using a set of sensitivity and resolution optimized 3D correlation experiments, as well as amino-acid-type editing in (1)H-(15)N correlation spectra. Our assignment reveals the presence of several segments with high propensity to form α-helical structure that may be of importance to the function of this protein fragment as a versatile interaction platform.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Hepacivirus / chemistry*
  • Isotopes / chemistry
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular*
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Isotopes
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins
  • NS-5 protein, hepatitis C virus