The nucleotide sequence of an untranslated but conserved domain at the 3' end of the avian sarcoma virus genome - PubMed (original) (raw)

The nucleotide sequence of an untranslated but conserved domain at the 3' end of the avian sarcoma virus genome

A P Czernilofsky et al. Nucleic Acids Res. 1980.

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Abstract

The genomes of numerous avian retroviruses contain at their 3' termini a conserved domain denoted "c". The precise boundaries and function of "c" have been enigmas. In an effort to resolve these issues, we determined the sequence of over 900 nucleotides at the 3' end of the genome of the Schmidt-Ruppin subgroup A strain of avian sarcoma virus (ASV). We obtained the sequence from a suitable fragment of ASV DNA that had cloned into the single-stranded DNA phage M13mp2. Computer-assisted analysis of the sequence revealed the following structural features: i) the length of "c" - 473 nucleotides; ii) the 3' terminal domain of src, ending in an amber codon at the 5'boundary of "c"; iii) terminator codons that preclude continuous translation from "c"; iv) suitably located sequences that may serve as signals for the initiation of viral RNA synthesis and for the processing and/or polyadenylation of viral mRNA; v) a repeated sequence that flanks src and that could facilitate deletion of this gene; vi) repeated sequences within "c"; and vii) unexplained homologies between sequences in "c" and sequences in several other nucleic acids, including the 5' terminal domain of the ASV genome, tRNATrp and its inversion, the complement of tRNATrp and its inversion, and the 18S RNA of eukaryotic ribosomes. We conclude that "c" probably does not encode a protein, but its sequence may nevertheless serve several essential functions in viral replication.

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The nucleotide sequence of an untranslated but conserved domain at the 3' end of the avian sarcoma virus genome - PubMed (original) (raw)