| Literature DB >> 22072754 |
Phillip S Pang1, Edward A Pham, Menashe Elazar, Shripa G Patel, Michael R Eckart, Jeffrey S Glenn.
Abstract
MicroRNA-122 (miR-122) enhances hepatitis C virus (HCV) fitness via targeting two sites in the 5'-untranslated region (UTR) of HCV. We used selective 2'-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension to resolve the HCV 5'-UTR's RNA secondary structure in the presence of miR-122. Nearly all nucleotides in miR-122 are involved in targeting the second site, beyond classic seed base pairings. These additional interactions enhance HCV replication in cell culture. To our knowledge, this is the first biophysical study of this complex to reveal the importance of 'tail' miR-122 nucleotide interactions.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22072754 PMCID: PMC3255806 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.06367-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103