title: Nucleotide sequence of raspberry bushy dwarf virus RNA-2: a bicistronic component of a bipartite genome.
abstract: Northern blot analysis with cDNA probes to RNA-3 (1 kb) of raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV) revealed extensive sequence homology with RBDV RNA-2 (2.2 kb). Nucleotide sequencing showed that RNA-2 contains two large open reading frames (ORFs), of 1074 (5' ORF) and 822 (3' ORF) bases. The 3' ORF is virtually identical in sequence to RNA-3, which encodes the Mr 30509 (30K) coat protein. The 5' ORF encodes an Mr 38860 (39K) protein which slightly resembles the 32K protein encoded by RNA-3 of alfalfa mosaic virus (AlMV). RBDV RNA-2 resembles AlMV RNA-3 in being bicistronic and encoding a coat protein at the 3' end. Comparing RNA-1 and RNA-2 of RBDV, only the 18 3'-terminal nucleotides are identical in sequence but the 3'-terminal 71 nucleotides of each RNA species have the potential to form similar stem-loop structures.
authors.affiliation: Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee U.K.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Natsuaki
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mayo
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jolly
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Murant
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005638:Fruit; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000235:genetics*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral