A8C8J8 · NCAP_I07A0
- ProteinNucleoprotein
- GeneNP
- StatusUniProtKB reviewed (Swiss-Prot)
- Amino acids498 (go to sequence)
- Protein existenceInferred from homology
- Annotation score3/5
Function
function
Encapsidates the negative strand viral RNA, protecting it from nucleases. The encapsidated genomic RNA is termed the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) and serves as template for transcription and replication. The RNP needs to be localized in the host nucleus to start an infectious cycle, but is too large to diffuse through the nuclear pore complex. NP comprises at least 2 nuclear localization signals that are responsible for the active RNP import into the nucleus through cellular importin alpha/beta pathway. Later in the infection, nclear export of RNPs are mediated through viral proteins NEP interacting with M1 which binds nucleoproteins. It is possible that nucleoprotein binds directly host exportin-1/XPO1 and plays an active role in RNPs nuclear export. M1 interaction with RNP seems to hide nucleoprotein's nuclear localization signals. Soon after a virion infects a new cell, M1 dissociates from the RNP under acidification of the virion driven by M2 protein. Dissociation of M1 from RNP unmasks nucleoprotein's nuclear localization signals, targeting the RNP to the nucleus.
GO annotations
all annotations | all molecular function | virus receptor activity | dna binding | rna binding | cytoskeletal motor activity | catalytic activity | gtpase activity | structural molecule activity | transporter activity | cytoskeletal protein binding | lipid binding | cyclase activity | antioxidant activity | oxidoreductase activity | transferase activity | hydrolase activity | lyase activity | isomerase activity | ligase activity | protein tag activity | cargo receptor activity | histone binding | protein folding chaperone | translation regulator activity | nutrient reservoir activity | receptor ligand activity | molecular transducer activity | molecular adaptor activity | toxin activity | cell adhesion mediator activity | molecular function regulator activity | virus coreceptor activity | catalytic activity, acting on a protein | catalytic activity, acting on dna | catalytic activity, acting on rna | molecular carrier activity | transcription regulator activity | general transcription initiation factor activity | molecular sensor activity | molecular sequestering activity | atp-dependent activity | other molecular function | all biological process | mitotic cell cycle | cytokinesis | cytoplasmic translation | immune system process | muscle system process | circulatory system process | renal system process | respiratory system process | carbohydrate metabolic process | generation of precursor metabolites and energy | dna replication | dna repair | dna recombination | chromatin organization | dna-templated transcription | regulation of dna-templated transcription | trna metabolic process | protein folding | protein glycosylation | amino acid metabolic process | modified amino acid metabolic process | lipid metabolic process | vitamin metabolic process | sulfur compound metabolic process | intracellular protein transport | nucleocytoplasmic transport | autophagy | inflammatory response | mitochondrion organization | cytoskeleton organization | microtubule-based movement | peroxisome organization | lysosome organization | chromosome segregation | cell adhesion | establishment or maintenance of cell polarity | programmed cell death | photosynthesis | mrna metabolic process | snrna metabolic process | vesicle-mediated transport | reproductive process | digestive system process | signaling | cell differentiation | protein catabolic process | extracellular matrix organization | regulatory ncrna-mediated gene silencing | telomere organization | cell junction organization | wound healing | ribosome biogenesis | cilium organization | anatomical structure development | cell motility | nervous system process | endocrine process | protein maturation | transmembrane transport | nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process | hepaticobiliary system process | membrane organization | protein-containing complex assembly | cell wall organization or biogenesis | nitrogen cycle metabolic process | protein localization to plasma membrane | defense response to other organism | detoxification | meiotic nuclear division | mitotic nuclear division | mitochondrial gene expression | carbohydrate derivative metabolic process | other biological process | all cellular component | nuclear chromosome | extracellular region | extracellular space | cell wall | nucleus | nuclear envelope | nucleoplasm | chromosome | nucleolus | mitochondrion | lysosome | endosome | vacuole | peroxisome | endoplasmic reticulum | golgi apparatus | lipid droplet | microtubule organizing center | cytosol | ribosome | cytoskeleton | plasma membrane | cilium | plastid | thylakoid | external encapsulating structure | extracellular matrix | cytoplasmic vesicle | organelle | other cellular component | |||
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Aspect | Term | |
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Cellular Component | helical viral capsid | |
Cellular Component | host cell | |
Cellular Component | host cell nucleus | |
Cellular Component | ribonucleoprotein complex | |
Cellular Component | viral nucleocapsid | |
Molecular Function | RNA binding | |
Molecular Function | structural molecule activity | |
Biological Process | symbiont entry into host cell | |
Biological Process | viral penetration into host nucleus |
Keywords
- Molecular function
- Biological process
Names & Taxonomy
Protein names
- Recommended nameNucleoprotein
- Alternative names
Gene names
Organism names
- Taxonomic lineageViruses > Riboviria > Orthornavirae > Negarnaviricota > Polyploviricotina > Insthoviricetes > Articulavirales > Orthomyxoviridae > Alphainfluenzavirus > Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae > Influenza A virus
- Virus hosts
Accessions
- Primary accessionA8C8J8
Subcellular Location
PTM/Processing
Features
Showing features for chain.
Type | ID | Position(s) | Description | |||
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Chain | PRO_0000372933 | 1-498 | Nucleoprotein | |||
Sequence: MASQGTKRSYEQMETDGERQNATEIRASVGRMIGGIGRFYIQMCTELKLNDYEGRLIQNSLTIERMVLSAFDERRNKYLEEHPSAGKDPKKTGGPIYKRVDGKWVRELVLYDKEEIRRIWRQANNGDDATAGLTHIMIWHSNLNDTTYQRTRALVRTGMDPRMCSLMQGSTLPRRSGAAGAAVKGVGTMVLELIRMIKRGINDRNFWRGENGRKTRIAYERMCNILKGKFQTAAQKAMMDQVRESRNPGNAEIEDLTFLARSALILRGSVAHKSCLPACVYGPAVASGYDFEKEGYSLVGVDPFKLLQTSQVYSLIRPNENPAHKSQLVWMACNSAAFEDLRVSSFIRGTRVLPRGKLSTRGVQIASNENMDAIVSSTLELRSRYWAIRTRSGGNTNQQRASAGQISTQPTFSVQRNLPFDKATIMAAFTGNTEGRTSDMRAEIIKMMESARPEEVSFQGRGVFELSDERATNPIVPSFDMSNEGSYFFGDNAEEYDN |
Post-translational modification
Late in virus-infected cells, may be cleaved from a 56-kDa protein to a 53-kDa protein by a cellular caspase. This cleavage might be a marker for the onset of apoptosis in infected cells or have a specific function in virus host interaction.
Interaction
Subunit
Homomultimerizes to form the nucleocapsid. May bind host exportin-1/XPO1. Binds to viral genomic RNA. Protein-RNA contacts are mediated by a combination of electrostatic interactions between positively charged residues and the phosphate backbone and planar interactions between aromatic side chains and bases.
Family & Domains
Features
Showing features for motif, region.
Type | ID | Position(s) | Description | |||
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Motif | 1-18 | Unconventional nuclear localization signal | ||||
Sequence: MASQGTKRSYEQMETDGE | ||||||
Region | 1-21 | Disordered | ||||
Sequence: MASQGTKRSYEQMETDGERQN | ||||||
Motif | 198-216 | Bipartite nuclear localization signal | ||||
Sequence: KRGINDRNFWRGENGRKTR |
Sequence similarities
Belongs to the influenza viruses nucleoprotein family.
Family and domain databases
Sequence
- Sequence statusComplete
- Length498
- Mass (Da)55,955
- Last updated2009-05-05 v2
- Checksum8208DD660ED393DF