Initiation of Genomic Plus-Strand RNA Synthesis from DNA and RNA Templates by a Viral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
AUTOR(ES)
Sivakumaran, K.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
In contrast to the synthesis of minus-strand genomic and plus-strand subgenomic RNAs, the requirements for brome mosaic virus (BMV) genomic plus-strand RNA synthesis in vitro have not been previously reported. Therefore, little is known about the biochemical requirements for directing genomic plus-strand synthesis. Using DNA templates to characterize the requirements for RNA-dependent RNA polymerase template recognition, we found that initiation from the 3′ end of a template requires one nucleotide 3′ of the initiation nucleotide. The addition of a nontemplated nucleotide at the 3′ end of minus-strand BMV RNAs led to initiation of genomic plus-strand RNA in vitro. Genomic plus-strand initiation was specific since cucumber mosaic virus minus-strand RNA templates were unable to direct efficient synthesis under the same conditions. In addition, mutational analysis of the minus-strand template revealed that the −1 nontemplated nucleotide, along with the +1 cytidylate and +2 adenylate, is important for RNA-dependent RNA polymerase interaction. Furthermore, genomic plus-strand RNA synthesis is affected by sequences 5′ of the initiation site.
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