cis-Acting signals in encapsidation of Hantaan virus S-segment viral genomic RNA by its N protein |
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Authors: | Severson W E Xu X Jonsson C B |
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Institution: | Graduate Program in Molecular Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA. |
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Abstract: | The nucleocapsid (N) protein encapsidates both viral genomic RNA (vRNA) and the antigenomic RNA (cRNA), but not viral mRNA. Previous work has shown that the N protein has preference for vRNA, and this suggested the possibility of a cis-acting signal that could be used to initiate encapsidation for the S segment. To map the cis-acting determinants, several deletion RNA derivatives and synthetic oligoribonucleotides were constructed from the S segment of the Hantaan virus (HTNV) vRNA. N protein-RNA interactions were examined by UV cross-linking studies, filter-binding assays, and gel electrophoresis mobility shift assays to define the ability of each to bind HTNV N protein. The 5' end of the S-segment vRNA was observed to be necessary and sufficient for the binding reaction. Modeling of the 5' end of the vRNA revealed a possible stem-loop structure (SL) with a large single-stranded loop. We suggest that a specific interaction occurs between the N protein and sequences within this region to initiate encapsidation of the vRNAs. |
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