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16675444

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
27
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-3
pubmed:abstractText
Productive infection and successful replication of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) requires the balanced expression of all viral genes. This is achieved by a combination of alternative splicing events and regulated nuclear export of viral RNA. Because viral splicing is incomplete and intron-containing RNAs must be exported from the nucleus where they are normally retained, it must be ensured that the unspliced HIV-1 RNA is actively exported from the nucleus and protected from degradation by processes such as nonsense-mediated decay. Here we report the identification of a novel 178-nt-long exon located in the gag-pol gene of HIV-1 and its inclusion in at least two different mRNA species. Although efficiently spliced in vitro, this exon appears to be tightly repressed and infrequently used in vivo. The splicing is activated or repressed in vitro by the splicing factors ASF/SF2 and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1, respectively, suggesting that splicing is controlled by these factors. Interestingly, mutations in the 5'-splice site resulted in a dramatic reduction in the steady-state level of HIV-1 RNA, and this effect was partially reversed by expression of U1 small nuclear RNA harboring the compensatory mutation. This implies that U1 small nuclear RNA binding to optimal but non-functional splice sites might have a role in protecting unspliced HIV-1 mRNA from degradation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
281
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
18644-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel splice donor site in the gag-pol gene is required for HIV-1 RNA stability.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biology, University of Aarhus, C. F. Møllers Allé 130, 8000 Arhus C, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't