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Short Direct Repeats in the 3' Untranslated Region Are Involved in Subgenomic Flaviviral RNA Production.
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Journal of Virology . Mar2020, Vol. 94 Issue 6, p1-14. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Mosquito-borne flaviviruses consist of a positive-sense genome RNA flanked by the untranslated regions (UTRs). There is a panel of highly complex RNA structures in the UTRs with critical functions. For instance, Xrn1-resistant RNAs (xrRNAs) halt Xrn1 digestion, leading to the production of subgenomic flaviviral RNA (sfRNA). Conserved short direct repeats (DRs), also known as conserved sequences (CS) and repeated conserved sequences (RCS), have been identified as being among the RNA elements locating downstream of xrRNAs, but their biological function remains unknown. In this study, we revealed that the specific DRs are involved in the production of specific sfRNAs in both mammalian and mosquito cells. Biochemical assays and structural remodeling demonstrate that the base pairings in the stem of these DRs control sfRNA formation by maintaining the binding affinity of the corresponding xrRNAs to Xrn1. On the basis of these findings, we propose that DRs functions like a bracket holding the Xrn1-xrRNA complex for sfRNA formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *RNA
*NON-coding RNA
*BASE pairs
*WEST Nile virus
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022538X
- Volume :
- 94
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Virology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142071471
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01175-19