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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-2-5
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pubmed:abstractText |
The (-)-strand viral RNAs that result from after infection of cells with coronaviruses, which possess RNA genomes of message polarity, are genomic-sized and subgenomic-sized. Each of the (-)-strand subgenomic RNAs corresponds in size to each of the subgenomic mRNA species that are made in infected cells. We tested whether (-)-strand subgenomic RNAs might initially be synthesized from the input single-stranded (+)-strand genomic RNA prior to the production of subgenomic mRNAs. We used a mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) defective interfering (DI) RNA. from which subgenomic RNA was produced in DI RNA-replicating cells, because this DI RNA had a functional MHV intergenic region inserted in its interior. MHV samples containing the DI particles were irradiated with UV-light and then superinfected into cells that had been infected with MHV 4 h prior to superinfection. Northern blot analysis of intracellular RNAs that were extracted 3 h after superinfection showed that genomic DI RNA and subgenomic DI RNA had similar UV-target sizes, indicating that (-)-strand genomic DI RNA synthesis from input genomic DI RNA probably occurred prior to the subgenomic-size DI RNA synthesis. We discuss why, in the course of coronavirus transcription, (-)-strand genomic-length coronavirus RNA synthesis might occur before subgenomic-sized RNAs of either polarity are made.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0168-1702
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
57
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
35-42
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1998
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Importance of coronavirus negative-strand genomic RNA synthesis prior to subgenomic RNA transcription.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Microbiology, and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712-1095, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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