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Novartis Found Symp ; 277: 23-39; discussion 40, 71-3, 251-3, 2006.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17319152

RESUMO

Flaviviruses are enveloped viruses with a single-stranded, 10.7kb positive-sense RNA genome. The genomic RNA, which has a 5' cap but no poly(A) tail, is translated as a single polyprotein that is then cleaved into three structural proteins and seven non-structural (NS) proteins by both viral and host proteases. The NS proteins include an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (NS5), a helicase/protease (NS3), and other proteins that form part of the viral replication complex. Sequences and structures in the 5' and 3' untranslated regions (UTR) and capsid gene, including the cyclization sequences, the upstream AUG region, and the terminal 3' stem-loop, regulate translation, RNA synthesis and viral replication. We have also found that an RNA hairpin structure in the capsid coding region (cHP) influences start codon selection and viral replication of the flavivirus dengue virus (DENV). Peptide-conjugated phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers (P-PMOs) were used to further dissect the role of conserved regions of the 5' and 3' UTRs; several P-PMOs were shown to specifically inhibit DENV translation and/or RNA synthesis and, hence, are potentially useful as antiviral agents. Regarding the mechanism of DENV translation, we have shown that DENV undergoes canonical cap-dependent translation initiation as well as a non-canonical mechanism when cap-dependent translation is suppressed. Although much remains to be elucidated about the molecular biology of flavivirus infection, progress is being made towards defining the cis and trans factors that regulate flavivirus translation and replication.


Assuntos
Infecções por Flavivirus/genética , Flavivirus/genética , Genoma Viral , Iniciação Traducional da Cadeia Peptídica , RNA Viral/genética , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Replicação Viral , Animais , Infecções por Flavivirus/metabolismo , Humanos , RNA Viral/química
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Virology ; 329(1): 119-33, 2004 Nov 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15476880

RESUMO

An essential step for a productive infection by the dengue flavivirus (DEN) is translation of the m(7)G-capped, nonpolyadenylated positive-sense RNA genome. We have recently identified sequences within the DEN 3' untranslated region (UTR) that modulate viral translation. Here, we show that the DEN type 2 (DEN2) 3'UTR stimulated translation of m(7)G-capped DEN2 5'UTR-containing reporter mRNAs in baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells compared to a 3' vector sequence. Analogous to the 3' poly(A) tail, the DEN2 3'UTR also enhanced translation of reporter mRNAs containing (i) a nonfunctional A cap, (ii) the 5'UTR of human beta-globin, or (iii) a viral internal ribosome entry site (IRES). In all cases, approximately half of the translation efficiency was due to the terminal 3' stem-loop (3'SL) domain. In addition, the 3'SL domain increased the association of mRNAs with polysomes. Together, these results indicate that the DEN2 3'UTR, mediated in part by the 3'SL domain, enhances translation initiation, possibly after recognition of the 5' cap structure.


Assuntos
Regiões 3' não Traduzidas/metabolismo , Vírus da Dengue/metabolismo , Regulação Viral da Expressão Gênica , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Regiões 3' não Traduzidas/química , Regiões 3' não Traduzidas/genética , Regiões 5' não Traduzidas/genética , Regiões 5' não Traduzidas/metabolismo , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Linhagem Celular , Cricetinae , Vírus da Dengue/genética , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Poli A/metabolismo , Capuzes de RNA , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo
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Virology ; 317(2): 275-90, 2003 Dec 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14698666

RESUMO

We have investigated the molecular basis for differences in the ability of natural variants of dengue virus type 2 (DEN2) to replicate in primary human cells. The rates of virus binding, virus entry, input strand translation, and RNA stability of low-passage Thai and Nicaraguan and prototype DEN2 strains were compared. All strains exhibited equivalent binding, entry, and uncoating, and displayed comparable stability of positive strand viral RNA over time in primary cells. However, the low-passage Nicaraguan isolates were much less efficient in their ability to translate viral proteins. Sequence analysis of the full-length low-passage Nicaraguan and Thai viral genomes identified specific differences in the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR). Substitution of the different sequences into chimeric RNA reporter constructs demonstrated that the changes in the 3'UTR directly affected the efficiency of viral translation. Thus, differences in infectivity among closely related DEN2 strains correlate with efficiency of translation of input viral RNA.


Assuntos
Regiões 3' não Traduzidas/genética , Vírus da Dengue/patogenicidade , Biossíntese de Proteínas , RNA Viral/metabolismo , Replicação Viral , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Células Cultivadas , Cricetinae , Vírus da Dengue/classificação , Vírus da Dengue/genética , Vírus da Dengue/fisiologia , Fibroblastos/virologia , Variação Genética , Humanos , RNA Viral/genética , Alinhamento de Sequência , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Inoculações Seriadas
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