Sequences at the 3' untranslated region of bamboo mosaic potexvirus RNA interact with the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
The 3' untranslated region (UTR) of bamboo mosaic potexvirus (BaMV) genomic RNA was found to fold into a series of stem-loop structures including a pseudoknot structure. These structures were demonstrated to be important for viral RNA replication and were believed to be recognized by the replicase (C.-P. Cheng and C.-H. Tsai, J. Mol. Biol. 288:555-565, 1999). Electrophoretic mobility shift and competition assays have now been used to demonstrate that the Escherichia coli-expressed RNA-dependent RNA polymerase domain (Delta 893) derived from BaMV open reading frame 1 could specifically bind to the 3' UTR of BaMV RNA. No competition was observed when bovine liver tRNAs or poly(I)(C) double-stranded homopolymers were used as competitors, and the cucumber mosaic virus 3' UTR was a less efficient competitor. Competition analysis with different regions of the BaMV 3' UTR showed that Delta 893 binds to at least two independent RNA binding sites, stem-loop D and the poly(A) tail. Footprinting analysis revealed that Delta 893 could protect the sequences at loop D containing the potexviral conserved hexamer motif and part of the stem of domain D from chemical cleavage.
Graduate Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
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D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D018983:DNA Footprinting; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D006109:Poaceae / Q000821:virology*; D017863:Potexvirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012367:RNA, Viral; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase