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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-17
pubmed:abstractText
RNA fragments containing the complete R region and the beginning of the U5 region ('R') from the human T cell leukaemia virus 1 (HTLV-1) stimulated the translation of the second cistrons in bicistronic mRNAs. The 5' untranslated region from SV40 early genes (SU) which was unable to stimulate translation of second cistrons amplified markedly the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) effect of the HTLV-1 'R' fragments. The 'R' regions from HTLV-1 have therefore properties similar to internal ribosome entry sites (IRES) originally found in picornavirus. The beginning of the U5 region from HTLV-1 contains a polypyrimidine sequence which is known to play an essential role in the IRES activity in picornavirus. The same experiments carried out using the 'R' region from bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) showed that this sequence has at most a weak IRES effect. One retroviruses, HTLV-1 and perhaps others contain therefore an IRES activity. Interestingly, the combined SU 'R' sequence worked efficiently with different cistrons, different promoters and in all tested cell lines, whereas the poliovirus IRES was active in CHO cells but not in the mouse mammary cell line HC11. The SU 'R' sequence may therefore preferably be used to generate active bicistronic mRNAs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
392
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
220-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Genes, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Growth Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Human T-lymphotropic virus 1, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Leukemia Virus, Bovine, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Luciferases, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Nucleic Acid Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-RNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Ribosomes, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Simian virus 40, pubmed-meshheading:8774848-Transfection
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
The RU5 ('R') region from human leukaemia viruses (HTLV-1) contains an internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-like sequence.
pubmed:affiliation
Unité de Différenciation Cellulaire, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article