title: Direct evidence for RNA-RNA interactions at the 3' end of the Hepatitis C virus genome using surface plasmon resonance.
abstract: Surface plasmon resonance was used to investigate two previously described interactions analyzed by reverse genetics and complementation mutation experiments, involving 5BSL3.2, a stem-loop located in the NS5B coding region of HCV. 5BSL3.2 was immobilized on a sensor chip by streptavidin-biotin coupling, and its interaction either with the SL2 stem-loop of the 3' end or with an upstream sequence centered on nucleotide 9110 (referred to as Seq9110) was monitored in real-time. In contrast with previous results obtained by NMR assays with the same short RNA sequences that we used or SHAPE analysis with longer RNAs, we demonstrate that recognition between 5BSL3.2 and SL2 can occur in solution through a kissing-loop interaction. We show that recognition between Seq9110 and the internal loop of 5BSL3.2 does not prevent binding of SL2 on the apical loop of 5BSL3.2 and does not influence the rate constants of the SL2-5BSL3.2 complex. Therefore, the two binding sites of 5BSL3.2, the apical and internal loops, are structurally independent and both interactions can coexist. We finally show that the stem-loop SL2 is a highly dynamic RNA motif that fluctuates between at least two conformations: One is able to hybridize with 5BSL3.2 through loop-loop interaction, and the other one is capable of self-associating in the absence of protein, reinforcing the hypothesis of SL2 being a dimerization sequence. This result suggests also that the conformational dynamics of SL2 could play a crucial role for controlling the destiny of the genomic RNA.
authors: Université de Bordeaux, Laboratoire ARNA, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
authors: William
authors: W
authors: Palau
authors: Cyril
authors: C
authors: Masante
authors: Michel
authors: M
authors: Ventura
authors: Carmelo
authors: C
authors: Di Primo
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D019281:Dimerization; D016679:Genome, Viral; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D055029:Inverted Repeat Sequences; D009154:Mutation; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D059372:Nucleotide Motifs; D020871:RNA Stability; D020038:RNA, Spliced Leader / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000379:methods*; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D020038:RNA, Spliced Leader; D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Hepatitis C virus; RNA; SPR; interactions; kinetics; kissing loop
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