title: The P genes of human parainfluenza virus type 1 clinical isolates are polycistronic and microheterogeneous.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of the P gene of human parainfluenza virus type 1 (hPIV1) strain C35 was determined directly from genomic viral RNA and by molecular cloning. The gene contained 1893 nucleotides. Four open reading frames (ORF) capable of encoding a P protein (568 amino acids; M(r) = 64,784), a C' protein (219 amino acids; M(r) = 25,997), a C protein (204 amino acids; M(r) = 24,237), and a Y1 protein (182 amino acids; M(r) = 21,471) were identified. The latter three ORFs are in a +1 reading frame relative to P. The sequencing data are consistent with the hPIV1 C' protein being initiated at a GUG codon (nt 68-70), in contrast to the ACG initiation of the Sendai virus (SV) C' protein. Unlike SV, there is no evidence of a hPIV1 ORF capable of encoding a cysteine-rich V protein. Also, there is no ORF capable of encoding a protein analogous to the SV Y2 protein. In vitro transcription, translation, and immunoprecipitation showed that the hPIV1 P gene is polycistronic. Comparison of the P gene with those of two other distinct clinical isolates confirmed the coding potential of the hPIV1 P gene but also revealed genetic heterogeneity among the isolates. Our results indicate that the hPIV1 P gene uses some coding strategies similar to and others that are different from those of other paramyxovirus P genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology and Molecular Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38101.
authors.forename: U F
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Portner
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005814:Genes, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010222:Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D016364:Reading Frames; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012367:RNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins; C068855:P protein, parainfluenza virus 1