title: Protruding domain of tomato bushy stunt virus coat protein is a hitherto unrecognized class of jellyroll conformation.
abstract: The capsid protein of tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) has two antiparallel beta-sheet domains with the so-called jellyroll conformation. Contrary to previous analyses, we note that these domains are non-superimposable topologies. The TBSV shell (S) domain topology is common to many other proteins but the protruding (P) domain is a unique conformation so far found in no other protein. The TBSV capsid P domain did not arise from the S domain by a gene duplication event as previously assumed. It is proposed instead that the P domain was acquired from an as yet unidentified cellular protein. The four possible unique jellyroll topologies that might occur in proteins are discussed and illustrated.
authors.affiliation: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, F.R.G.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Argos
mesh_terms: D002213:Capsid; D003196:Computer Graphics; D010942:Plant Viruses; D011487:Protein Conformation