A 5′ RNA element promotes dengue virus RNA synthesis on a circular genome
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- 1 August 2006
- journal article
- Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Genes & Development
- Vol. 20 (16) , 2238-2249
- https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1444206
Abstract
The mechanisms of RNA replication of plus-strand RNA viruses are still unclear. Here, we identified the first promoter element for RNA synthesis described in a flavivirus. Using dengue virus as a model, we found that the viral RdRp discriminates the viral RNA by specific recognition of a 5′ element named SLA. We demonstrated that RNA–RNA interactions between 5′ and 3′ end sequences of the viral genome enhance dengue virus RNA synthesis only in the presence of an intact SLA. We propose a novel mechanism for minus-strand RNA synthesis in which the viral polymerase binds SLA at the 5′ end of the genome and reaches the site of initiation at the 3′ end via long-range RNA–RNA interactions. These findings provide an explanation for the strict requirement of dengue virus genome cyclization during viral replication.Keywords
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