title: Rapid sequencing of the Sendai virus 6.8 kb large (L) gene through primer walking with an automated DNA sequencer.
abstract: The determination of the complete DNA sequence of the large (L) polymerase gene of Sendai virus strain Fushimi was used to explore the potential and feasibility of primer walking with fluorescent dye-labelled dideoxynucleotide terminators on an automated ABI DNA sequencer. The rapid identification of the complete sequence demonstrated that this approach is a time- and cost-saving alternative to classical sequencing techniques. Analysis of the data revealed that the L gene of Sendai virus strain Fushimi consists of exactly 6800 nucleotides and that the deduced amino acid sequence identifies a single open reading frame encoding a protein of 252.876 kDa. In contrast to Sendai virus strain Enders, the L mRNA of strain Fushimi is monocistronic. The comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of the L genes of three different Sendai virus strains confirmed the existence of conserved as well as variable regions in the L protein and revealed a high grade of conservation in the carboxyterminal third. Furthermore, functional amino acid sequence motifs, like elements of RNA-dependent RNA polymerases and ATP-binding sites as postulated previously, were identified.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Abteilung für Virusforschung, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Martinsried, F.R.G.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Giesecke
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Obermaier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Domdey
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Neubert
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D016386:Chromosome Walking / Q000379:methods*; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004279:DNA, Viral; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; D005814:Genes, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D010222:Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins; C064365:L protein, Sendai virus; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases