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Nagy GÁ, Tombácz D, Prazsák I, Csabai Z, Dörmő Á, Gulyás G, Kemenesi G, Tóth GE, Holoubek J, Růžek D, Kakuk B, Boldogkői Z. Exploring the transcriptomic profile of human monkeypox virus via CAGE and native RNA sequencing approaches. mSphere 2024; 9:e0035624. [PMID: 39191390 PMCID: PMC11423596 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00356-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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In this study, we employed short- and long-read sequencing technologies to delineate the transcriptional architecture of the human monkeypox virus and to identify key regulatory elements that govern its gene expression. Specifically, we conducted a transcriptomic analysis to annotate the transcription start sites (TSSs) and transcription end sites (TESs) of the virus by utilizing Cap Analysis of gene expression sequencing on the Illumina platform and direct RNA sequencing on the Oxford Nanopore technology device. Our investigations uncovered significant complexity in the use of alternative TSSs and TESs in viral genes. In this research, we also detected the promoter elements and poly(A) signals associated with the viral genes. Additionally, we identified novel genes in both the left and right variable regions of the viral genome.IMPORTANCEGenerally, gaining insight into how the transcription of a virus is regulated offers insights into the key mechanisms that control its life cycle. The recent outbreak of the human monkeypox virus has underscored the necessity of understanding the basic biology of its causative agent. Our results are pivotal for constructing a comprehensive transcriptomic atlas of the human monkeypox virus, providing valuable resources for future studies.
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- Gergely Ármin Nagy
- Department of Medical Biology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Biology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Biology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Biology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Biology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Biology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus and Hemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research, Hamburg, Germany
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czechia
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czechia
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Medical Biology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Biology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Kay NE, Bainbridge TW, Condit RC, Bubb MR, Judd RE, Venkatakrishnan B, McKenna R, D'Costa SM. Biochemical and biophysical properties of a putative hub protein expressed by vaccinia virus. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:11470-81. [PMID: 23476017 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.442012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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H5 is a constitutively expressed, phosphorylated vaccinia virus protein that has been implicated in viral DNA replication, post-replicative gene expression, and virus assembly. For the purpose of understanding the role of H5 in vaccinia biology, we have characterized its biochemical and biophysical properties. Previously, we have demonstrated that H5 is associated with an endoribonucleolytic activity. In this study, we have shown that this cleavage results in a 3'-OH end suitable for polyadenylation of the nascent transcript, corroborating a role for H5 in vaccinia transcription termination. Furthermore, we have shown that H5 is intrinsically disordered, with an elongated rod-shaped structure that preferentially binds double-stranded nucleic acids in a sequence nonspecific manner. The dynamic phosphorylation status of H5 influences this structure and has implications for the role of H5 in multiple processes during virus replication.
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- Nicole E Kay
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0266, USA
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Yang Z, Martens CA, Bruno DP, Porcella SF, Moss B. Pervasive initiation and 3'-end formation of poxvirus postreplicative RNAs. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:31050-60. [PMID: 22829601 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.390054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Poxviruses are large DNA viruses that replicate within the cytoplasm and encode a complete transcription system, including a multisubunit RNA polymerase, stage-specific transcription factors, capping and methylating enzymes, and a poly(A) polymerase. Expression of the more than 200 open reading frames by vaccinia virus, the prototype poxvirus, is temporally regulated: early mRNAs are synthesized immediately after infection, whereas intermediate and late mRNAs are synthesized following genome replication. The postreplicative transcripts are heterogeneous in length and overlap the entire genome, which pose obstacles for high resolution mapping. We used tag-based methods in conjunction with high throughput cDNA sequencing to determine the precise 5'-capped and 3'-polyadenylated ends of postreplicative RNAs. Polymerase slippage during initiation of intermediate and late RNA synthesis results in a 5'-poly(A) leader that allowed the unambiguous identification of true transcription start sites. Ninety RNA start sites were located just upstream of intermediate and late open reading frames, but many more appeared anomalous, occurring within coding and non-coding regions, indicating pervasive transcription initiation. We confirmed the presence of functional promoter sequences upstream of representative anomalous start sites and demonstrated that alternative start sites within open reading frames could generate truncated isoforms of proteins. In an analogous manner, poly(A) sequences allowed accurate mapping of the numerous 3'-ends of postreplicative RNAs, which were preceded by a pyrimidine-rich sequence in the DNA coding strand. The distribution of postreplicative promoter sequences throughout the genome provides enormous transcriptional complexity, and the large number of previously unmapped RNAs may have novel functions.
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- Zhilong Yang
- Laboratory of Viral Diseases, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-3210, USA
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D'Costa SM, Bainbridge TW, Condit RC. Purification and properties of the vaccinia virus mRNA processing factor. J Biol Chem 2007; 283:5267-75. [PMID: 18089571 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m709258200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The mRNAs encoding the vaccinia virus F17 protein and the cowpox A-type inclusion protein are known to possess sequence-homogeneous 3' ends, generated by a post-transcriptional cleavage event. By using partially purified extracts, we have previously shown that the same factor probably cleaves both the F17 and A-type inclusion protein transcripts and that the cleavage factor is either virus-coded or virus-induced during the post-replicative phase of virus replication. In this study, we have purified the cleavage factor from vaccinia-infected HeLa cells using column chromatography and gel filtration. The factor eluted from the gel filtration column with an apparent molecular mass of approximately 440 kDa. Mass spectrometric analyses of the proteins present in the peak active fractions revealed the presence of at least one vaccinia protein with a high degree of certainty, the H5R gene product. To extend this finding, extracts were prepared from HeLa cells infected with vaccinia virus overexpressing His-tagged H5, chromatographed on a nickel affinity column, and eluted using an imidazole gradient. Cleavage activity eluted with the peak of His-tagged H5. Gel filtration of the affinity-purified material further demonstrated that cleavage activity and His-tagged H5 co-chromatographed with an apparent molecular mass of 463 kDa. We therefore conclude that H5 is specifically associated with post-transcriptional cleavage of F17R transcripts. In addition, we show that dephosphorylation of a cleavage competent extract with a nonspecific phosphatase abolishes cleavage activity implying a role for phosphorylation in cleavage activity.
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- Susan M D'Costa
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0266, USA.
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Becker MN, Greenleaf WB, Ostrov DA, Moyer RW. Amsacta moorei entomopoxvirus expresses an active superoxide dismutase. J Virol 2004; 78:10265-75. [PMID: 15367592 PMCID: PMC516379 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.19.10265-10275.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The entomopoxvirus from Amsacta moorei serves as the prototype of the group B entomopoxviruses. One of the interesting genes found in Amsacta moorei entomopoxvirus (AmEPV) is a superoxide dismutase (sod) (open reading frame AMV255). Superoxide dismutases (SODs) catalyze the conversion of superoxide radicals to hydrogen peroxide and oxygen. Many vertebrate poxviruses contain a sod gene, but to date, none have been demonstrated to be active. There are three families of SODs, characterized by their metal ion-binding partners, Fe, Mn, or Cu and Zn. Poxvirus enzymes belong to the Cu-Zn SOD family. Unlike inactive vertebrate poxvirus SODs, AMVSOD contains all the amino acids necessary for function. We expressed and purified a 6X-His-tagged version of the AMVSOD in Escherichia coli. The recombinant AMVSOD demonstrates superoxide dismutase activity both in an in situ gel assay and by stopped flow spectrophotometry. The k(cat)/K(m) for AMVSOD is 4 x 10(7) M(-1)s(-1). In infected cells, the AMVSOD protein behaves as a dimer and is catalytically active; however, disruption of the gene in AMEPV has little or no effect on growth of the virus in cell culture. An analysis of mRNA expression indicates that AMVsod is expressed late during infection of Lymantria dispar (Ld652) cells and produces a discrete nonpolydisperse transcript. Characterization of protein expression with a monoclonal antibody generated against AMVSOD confirms that the AMVSOD protein can be classified as a late, postreplicative gene. Therefore, AMVSOD is the first example of an active poxvirus SOD.
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- M N Becker
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, P.O. Box 100266, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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D'Costa SM, Antczak JB, Pickup DJ, Condit RC. Post-transcription cleavage generates the 3' end of F17R transcripts in vaccinia virus. Virology 2004; 319:1-11. [PMID: 14967483 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2003.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2003] [Revised: 09/16/2003] [Accepted: 09/25/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Most vaccinia virus intermediate and late mRNAs possess 3' ends that are extremely heterogeneous in sequence. However, late mRNAs encoding the cowpox A-type inclusion protein (ATI), the second largest subunit of the RNA polymerase, and the late telomeric transcripts possess homogeneous 3' ends. In the case of the ATI mRNA, it has been shown that the homogeneous 3' end is generated by a post-transcriptional endoribonucleolytic cleavage event. We have determined that the F17R gene also produces homogeneous transcripts generated by a post-transcriptional cleavage event. Mapping of in vivo mRNA shows that the major 3' end of the F17R transcript maps 1262 nt downstream of the F17R translational start site. In vitro transcripts spanning the in vivo 3' end are cleaved in an in vitro reaction using extracts from virus infected cells, and the site of cleavage is the same both in vivo and in vitro. Cleavage is not observed using extract from cells infected in the presence of hydroxyurea; therefore, the cleavage factor is either virus-coded or virus-induced during the post-replicative phase of virus replication. The cis-acting sequence responsible for cleavage is orientation specific and the factor responsible for cleavage activity has biochemical properties similar to the factor required for cleavage of ATI transcripts. Partially purified cleavage factor generates cleavage products of expected size when either the ATI or F17R substrates are used in vitro, strongly suggesting that cleavage of both transcripts is mediated by the same factor.
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- Susan M D'Costa
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0266, USA.
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Vaccinia virus replication takes place in the cytoplasm of the host cell. The nearly 200 kbp genome owes part of its complexity to encoding most of the proteins involved in genome and mRNA synthesis. The multisubunit vaccinia virus RNA polymerase requires a separate set of virus-encoded proteins for the transcription of the early, intermediate and late classes of genes. Cell fractionation studies have provided evidence for a role for host cell proteins in the initiation and termination of vaccinia virus intermediate and late gene transcription. Vaccinia virus resembles nuclear DNA viruses in the integration of viral and host proteins for viral mRNA synthesis, yet is markedly less reliant on host proteins than its nuclear counterparts.
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- Steven S Broyles
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1153, USA
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Condit RC, Niles EG. Regulation of viral transcription elongation and termination during vaccinia virus infection. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1577:325-36. [PMID: 12213661 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(02)00461-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Vaccinia virus provides a useful genetic and biochemical tool for studies of the basic mechanisms of eukaryotic transcription. Vaccinia genes are transcribed in three successive gene classes during infection, early, intermediate, and late. Vaccinia transcription is regulated primarily by virus gene products not only during initiation, but also during elongation and termination. The factors and mechanisms regulating early elongation and termination differ from those regulating intermediate and late gene expression. Control of transcription elongation and termination in vaccinia virus bears some similarity to the same process in other prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems, yet features some novel mechanisms as well.
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- Richard C Condit
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, P.O. Box 100266, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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Mohamed MR, Latner DR, Condit RC, Niles EG. Interaction between the J3R subunit of vaccinia virus poly(A) polymerase and the H4L subunit of the viral RNA polymerase. Virology 2001; 280:143-52. [PMID: 11162828 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2000.0749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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J3R, the 39-kDa subunit of vaccinia virus poly(A) polymerase, is a multifunctional protein that catalyzes (nucleoside-2'-O-)-methyltransferase activity, serves as a poly(A) polymerase stimulatory factor, and acts as a postreplicative positive transcription elongation factor. Prior results support an association between poly(A) polymerase and the virion RNA polymerase. A possible direct interaction between J3R and H4L subunit of virion RNA polymerase was evaluated. J3R was shown to specifically bind to H4L amino acids 235-256, C terminal to NPH I binding site on H4L. H4L binds to the C-terminal region of J3R between amino acids 169 and 333. The presence of a J3R binding site near to the NPH I binding region on H4L led us to evaluate a physical interaction between NPH I and J3R. The NPH I binding site was located on J3R between amino acids 169 and 249, and J3R was shown to bind to NPH I between amino acids 457 and 524. To evaluate a role for J3R in early gene mRNA synthesis, transcription termination, and/or release, a transcription-competent extract prepared from cells infected with mutant virus lacking J3R, J3-7. Analysis of transcription activity demonstrated that J3R is not required for early mRNA synthesis and is not an essential factor in early gene transcription termination or transcript release in vitro. J3R interaction with NPH I and H4L may serve as a docking site for J3R on the virion RNA polymerase, linking transcription to mRNA cap formation and poly(A) addition.
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- M R Mohamed
- Department of Biochemistry, SUNY School of Medicine and Biomedical Science at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
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Howard ST, Ray CA, Patel DD, Antczak JB, Pickup DJ. A 43-nucleotide RNA cis-acting element governs the site-specific formation of the 3' end of a poxvirus late mRNA. Virology 1999; 255:190-204. [PMID: 10049834 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1998.9547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The 3' ends of late mRNAs of the ati gene, encoding the major component of the A-type inclusions, are generated by endoribonucleolytic cleavage at a specific site in the primary transcript [Antczak et al., (1992), Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89, 12033-12037]. In this study, sequence analysis of cDNAs of the 3' ends of ati mRNAs showed these mRNAs are 3' polyadenylated at the RNA cleavage site. This suggests that ati mRNA 3' end formation involves cleavage of a late transcript, with subsequent 3' polyadenylation of the 5' cleavage product. The RNA cis-acting element, the AX element, directing orientation-dependent formation of these mRNA 3' ends, was mapped to a 345-bp AluI-XbaI fragment. Deletion analyses of this fragment showed that the boundaries of the AX element are within -5 and +38 of the RNA cleavage site. Scanning mutagenesis showed that the AX element contains at least two subelements: subelement I, 5'-UUUAU downward arrowCCGAUAAUUC-3', containing the cleavage site ( downward arrow), separated from the downstream subelement II, 5'-AAUUUCGGAUUUGAAUGC-3', by a 10-nucleotide region, whose composition may be altered without effect on RNA 3' end formation. These features, which differ from those of other elements controlling RNA processing, suggest that the AX element is a component of a novel mechanism of RNA 3' end formation.
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- S T Howard
- Department of Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Roner MR, Roner LA, Joklik WK. Translation of reovirus RNA species m1 can initiate at either of the first two in-frame initiation codons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993; 90:8947-51. [PMID: 8415636 PMCID: PMC47478 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.19.8947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The m1 species of reovirus RNA, which encodes the minor protein component mu 2, possesses two initiation codons, one "strong" according to Kozak rules and preceded by 13 residues (IC1), the other "weak" and located 49 codons downstream of the first (IC2). In reovirus-infected cells only IC2 is used, but initiation from IC1 can be activated, and efficiency of initiation from either initiation codon modulated over a wide range, by coupling unrelated sequences to either or both ends of m1 RNA. For example, when the M1 genome segment is cloned into the thymidine kinase gene of vaccinia virus in such a way that various "irrelevant" stretches of nucleotides comprising restriction endonuclease cleavage sites or promoter remnants are coupled to the 5' end of m1 RNA, translation of the resultant transcripts is also initiated at IC2, with frequencies controlled by the nature of the attached sequences. However, in rabbit reticulocyte lysates these same transcripts are translated from IC1 as well as from IC2, and transcripts in which m1 RNA is preceded by long sequences of encephalomyocarditis virus RNA (from the T7 polymerase-controlled pTM1 vector) are translated exclusively from IC1. By contrast, m1 RNA itself is translated only from IC2. It appears that the most important factor that controls the extent to which translation is initiated from IC1 and IC2 is their "availability," which is likely to be a function of the extent to which the regions on either side of them interact with each other (and also, to a lesser extent, with the 3' untranslated region) either directly or via interaction with host cell proteins. The effects described here are of considerable potential significance when genetic material is rearranged as a result of translocations, insertions, deletions, and amplifications--that is, when sequences that are normally separated are brought into apposition.
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- M R Roner
- Department of Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Baldick CJ, Moss B. Characterization and temporal regulation of mRNAs encoded by vaccinia virus intermediate-stage genes. J Virol 1993; 67:3515-27. [PMID: 8098779 PMCID: PMC237698 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.67.6.3515-3527.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The steady-state levels of mRNAs encoded by three intermediate-stage genes of vaccinia virus, A1L, A2L, and G8R, were compared with those encoded by well-characterized early- and late-stage genes. After synchronous infection of HeLa cells, the early mRNA was detected within 20 min and peaked at about 100 min; all three intermediate mRNAs were detected at 100 min and peaked at about 120 min; and the late mRNA was detected at 140 min and increased thereafter. Upon reaching maximum levels, the early and intermediate mRNAs declined at rates consistent with half-lives of about 30 min, providing the basis for rapid changes in gene expression. Intermediate mRNA was not detected when viral DNA synthesis was prevented, whereas its accumulation was enhanced by blocking translation after removal of the replication inhibitor. The 5' ends of the mRNAs initiated within a TAAAT or TAAAAT sequence in the coding DNA strand but contained a poly(A) leader of up to 30 additional bases. Diffuse bands of A1L and G8R RNA, equal to and longer than the coding region, were resolved by agarose gel electrophoresis, suggesting preferred sites of 3'-end formation that did not correlate with early gene termination signals. The cis-regulatory sequences were investigated by constructing recombinant viruses containing mutated intermediate promoters preceding the beta-galactosidase reporter gene. The effects of mutations on expression were similar to those previously obtained by transfection studies (C.J. Baldick, Jr., J.G. Keck, and B. Moss, J. Virol. 66:4710-4719, 1992), providing further evidence for functional core, spacer, and initiator regions. In addition, an up-regulated bifunctional early/intermediate promoter was created by making four single-base substitutions in the G8R promoter.
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- C J Baldick
- Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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