| Literature DB >> 20660206 |
Jorge Vera-Otarola1, Ricardo Soto-Rifo, Emiliano P Ricci, Théophile Ohlmann, Jean-Luc Darlix, Marcelo López-Lastra.
Abstract
In the process of translation of eukaryotic mRNAs, the 5' cap and the 3' poly(A) tail interact synergistically to stimulate protein synthesis. Unlike its cellular counterparts, the small mRNA (SmRNA) of Andes hantavirus (ANDV), a member of the Bunyaviridae, lacks a 3' poly(A) tail. Here we report that the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of the ANDV SmRNA functionally replaces a poly(A) tail and synergistically stimulates cap-dependent translation initiation from the viral mRNA. Stimulation of translation by the 3'UTR of the ANDV SmRNA was found to be independent of viral proteins and of host poly(A)-binding protein.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20660206 PMCID: PMC2937818 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01270-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103