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Preliminary crystallographic analysis of avian infectious bronchitis virus main protease

Journal Article · · Acta Crystallographica. Section F
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  1. Laboratory of Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China)
  2. Laboratory of Avian Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642 (China)
The avian infectious bronchitis virus main protease has been crystallized; crystals diffract to 2.7 Å resolution. Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is the prototype of the genus Coronavirus. It causes a highly contagious disease which affects the respiratory, reproductive, neurological and renal systems of chickens, resulting great economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. The coronavirus (CoV) main protease (M{sup pro}), which plays a pivotal role in viral gene expression and replication through a highly complex cascade involving the proteolytic processing of replicase polyproteins, is an attractive target for antiviral drug design. In this study, IBV M{sup pro} was overexpressed in Escherichia coli. Crystals suitable for X-ray crystallography have been obtained using microseeding techniques and belong to space group P6{sub 1}22. X-ray diffraction data were collected in-house to 2.7 Å resolution from a single crystal. The unit-cell parameters were a = b = 119.1, c = 270.7 Å, α = β = 90, γ = 120°. Three molecules were predicted to be present in the asymmetric unit from a calculated self-rotation function.
OSTI ID:
22360254
Journal Information:
Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Journal Name: Acta Crystallographica. Section F Journal Issue: Pt 1 Vol. 63; ISSN ACSFCL; ISSN 1744-3091
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English