title: cis-acting elements involved in replication of alfalfa mosaic virus RNAs in vitro.
abstract: A DNA copy of alfalfa mosaic virus (AIMV) RNA3 was transcribed in vitro in two different orientations with T7 RNA polymerase and the transcripts were used as templates for a virus-specific RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) purified from AIMV-infected bean plants. Minus-stranded templates were transcribed by the RdRp into subgenomic plus-stranded RNA4. A deletion analysis showed that a sequence in minus-strand RNA3, located between nucleotides -8 and -55 upstream of the initiation site for RNA4 synthesis, was sufficient for subgenomic promoter activity in vitro. Plus-stranded templates were transcribed by the RdRp into full-length minus-stranded copies. A deletion analysis indicated that a sequence located between nucleotides 133 and 163 from the 3'-end of AIMV RNA3 was sufficient to direct the synthesis of minus-stranded products by the RdRp. Thus, the 3'-terminal region of the AIMV RNAs, which contains the binding sites with a high affinity for coat protein, appears not to be involved in recognition of the RNAs by the RdRp in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: van der Kuyl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Langereis
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Houwing
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Jaspars
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bol
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D000455:Medicago sativa; D009029:Mosaic Viruses / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D009154:Mutation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013698:Templates, Genetic; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase