Crystal Structure of Dimeric Sudan Virus VP40

Structural Rearrangement of Ebola Virus VP40 Begets Multiple Functions in the Virus Life Cycle.

Rosenbaum-Rock high-resolution double-crystal monochromator: LN2 cooled first crystal, sagittal focusing 2nd crystal

MAHHHHHHVDDDDKMDTPSNSMRPVADDNIDHTSHTPNGVASAFILEATVNVISGPKVLMKQIPIWLPLGIADQKTYSFD
STTAAIMLASYTITHFGKANNPLVRVNRLGQGIPDHPLRLLRMGNQAFLQEFVLPPVQLPQYFTFDLTALKLVTQPLPAA
TWTDETPSNLSGALRPGLSFHPKLRPVLLPGKTGKKGHVSDLTAPDKIQTIVNLMQDFKIVPIDPAKSIIGIEVPELLVH
KLTGKKMSQKNGQPIIPVLLPKYIGLDPISPGDLTMVITPDYDDCHSPASCSYLSEK

25% PEG400, 0.2 M magnesium chloride, 0.1 M HEPES, pH 7.5, VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP, temperature 293.0K

viral matrix protein, matrix assembly, viral budding, viral transcription regulation, VIRAL PROTEIN

MDTPSNSMRPVADDNIDHTSHTPNGVASAFILEATVNVISGPKVLMKQIPIWLPLGIADQKTYSFDSTTAAIMLASYTIT
HFGKANNPLVRVNRLGQGIPDHPLRLLRMGNQAFLQEFVLPPVQLPQYFTFDLTALKLVTQPLPAATWTDETPSNLSGAL
RPGLSFHPKLRPVLLPGKTGKKGHVSDLTAPDKIQTIVNLMQDFKIVPIDPAKSIIGIEVPELLVHKLTGKKMSQKNGQP
IIPVLLPKYIGLDPISPGDLTMVITPDYDDCHSPASCSYLSEK