Tacaribe arenavirus RNA synthesis in vitro is primer dependent and suggests an unusual model for the initiation of genome replication - PubMed (original) (raw)

Tacaribe arenavirus RNA synthesis in vitro is primer dependent and suggests an unusual model for the initiation of genome replication

D Garcin et al. J Virol. 1992 Mar.

Abstract

A Tacaribe virus in vitro system for RNA synthesis was established and found in large part to faithfully reproduce RNA synthesis in vivo. Similar to influenza virus and bunyavirus in vitro systems, this system was also highly dependent on added oligonucleotides. Of the eight tested, only three were active, in the order GpC greater than CpG greater than ApApC. Determination of the 5' ends of the transcripts suggested that the oligonucleotides were acting as primers. In particular, whereas stimulation with CpG (complementary to positions +1 and +2 of the template) led to RNAs whose 5' ends were at position +1 as expected, GpC stimulation led to transcripts whose 5' ends were at position -1 rather than at position +2, as GpC is complementary to positions +2 and +3 of the template. This finding suggests a model for the initiation of genome replication in which pppGpC is first made on the template at positions +2 and +3 but slips backwards on the template so that the 5' end is at position -1 before elongation can continue.

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Tacaribe arenavirus RNA synthesis in vitro is primer dependent and suggests an unusual model for the initiation of genome replication - PubMed (original) (raw)