title: Structural similarities between the RNAs of two satellites of tobacco necrosis virus.
abstract: The complete nucleotide sequence of satellite tobacco necrosis virus 2 (STNV-2) RNA has been determined. It has the same organization as the previously studied STNV-1 RNA. The 5' untranslated regions (about 30 nt) are nearly identical, while the coat protein coding regions (about 600 nt) have 55% nucleotide sequence similarity. The 620-nt-long trailer sequences, with 64% nucleotide sequence conservation, can fold into a phylogenetically conserved secondary structure consisting of three pseudoknots followed by a long-range interaction-born hairpin structure. The significance of these elements is discussed in view of the particular properties (stability, translational competitiveness, and replication) that characterize these RNAs.
authors.affiliation: Plant Genetic Systems N. V., Belgium.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Danthinne
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seurinck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Montagu
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Pleij
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Emmelo
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000235:genetics*; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012526:Satellite Viruses / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000382:microbiology; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral