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. 1991 May;65(5):2647-54.
doi: 10.1128/JVI.65.5.2647-2654.1991.

Role of a viral membrane polypeptide in strand-specific initiation of poliovirus RNA synthesis

C Giachetti  1 , B L Semler
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Role of a viral membrane polypeptide in strand-specific initiation of poliovirus RNA synthesis

C Giachetti et al. J Virol. 1991 May.

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  • J Virol 1991 Jul;65(7):3972
  • J Virol 1991 Oct;65(10):5653

Abstract

A molecular genetic analysis has been combined with an in vitro biochemical approach to define the functional interactions required for nucleotidyl protein formation during poliovirus RNA synthesis. A site-directed lesion into the hydrophobic domain of a viral membrane protein produced a mutant virus that is defective in RNA synthesis at 39 degrees C. The phenotypic expression of this lesion affects initiation of RNA synthesis, in vitro uridylylation of the genome-linked protein (VPg), and the in vivo synthesis of plus-strand viral RNAs. Our results support a model that employs a viral membrane protein as carrier for VPg in the initiation of plus-strand RNA synthesis. Our data also suggest that a separate mechanism could be used in the initiation of minus-strand RNA synthesis, thereby providing a means for strand-specific regulation of picornavirus RNA replication.

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