title: The crystal structure of cricket paralysis virus: the first view of a new virus family.
abstract: Numerous small, RNA-containing insect viruses are currently classified as picornaviruses, or as 'picorna-like', since they superficially resemble the true picornaviruses. Considerable evidence now suggests that several of these viruses are members of a distinct family. We have determined the gene sequence of the capsid proteins and the 2.4 A resolution crystal structure of the cricket paralysis virus. While the genome sequence indicates that the insect picorna-like viruses represent a distinct lineage compared to true picornaviruses, the capsid structure demonstrates that the two groups are related. These viral genomes are, thus, best viewed as composed of exchangeable modules that have recombined.
authors.affiliation: [1] Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liljas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scotti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Christian
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002213:Capsid / Q000737:chemistry*; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010849:Picornaviridae / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; C120684:capsid protein, Cricket paralysis virus