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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-7-3
pubmed:abstractText
Structure, dynamics and stability of the membrane and double-stranded (ds) DNA genome packaged within the native PRD1 virion have been probed by laser Raman spectroscopy. The Raman signature of PRD1 is complex, but exhibits distinctive marker bands diagnostic of the internal lipid bilayer and dsDNA. The Raman markers demonstrate, respectively, a liquid crystalline lipid phase(L(alpha)) and B DNA conformation throughout the temperature range (5 degrees to 50 degrees) of virion stability. Despite the absence of large scale lipid phase transitions or DNA melting, small temperature-dependent changes in the Raman markers of lipid and DNA are detected, indicating coupling between their structures. Minor deviations of DNA from the canonical B form are imposed by the membrane. The Raman markers indicate further that base stacking and phosphate group interactions of the packaged PRD1 genome differ from those of unpackaged PRD1 DNA. Specific Raman band perturbations are proposed as indicators of DNA-membrane interaction. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange kinetics of packaged and unpackaged PRD1 DNA are indistinguishable, demonstrating that base imino and amino protons are not affected significantly by either the condensation or membrane enclosure associated with DNA packaging. This contrasts with the significant acceleration of base exchanges detected in the packaged DNA of bacteriophage P22, which lacks a viral membrane. The distinctive H-->2H exchange profile of the PRD1 genome, the absence of packaging-induced acceleration of exchange kinetics and the apparent direct interaction between DNA and phospholipids suggest a specific role for the viral membrane in PRD1 assembly. We propose a "membrane-surface-catalyzed" model for dsDNA condensation and organization within the PRD1 virion.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-2836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
257
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
102-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Structure, interactions and dynamics of PRD1 virus II. Organization of the viral membrane and DNA.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics, School of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City 64110, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't