| Literature DB >> 11413334 |
V Thiel1, J Herold, B Schelle, S G Siddell.
Abstract
We have used vaccinia virus as a vector to clone a 22.5-kbp cDNA that represents the 5' and 3' ends of the human coronavirus 229E (HCoV 229E) genome, the HCoV 229E replicase gene, and a single reporter gene (coding for green fluorescent protein [GFP]) located downstream of a regulatory element for coronavirus mRNA transcription. When RNA transcribed from this cDNA was transfected into BHK-21 cells, a small percentage of cells displayed strong fluorescence. A region of the mRNA encoding GFP was amplified by PCR and shown to have the unique mRNA leader-body junction indicative of coronavirus-mediated transcription. These data show that the coronavirus replicase gene products suffice for discontinuous subgenomic mRNA transcription.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11413334 PMCID: PMC114390 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.14.6676-6681.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103