The Bunyamwera Virus mRNA Transcription Signal Resides within both the 3′ and the 5′ Terminal Regions and Allows Ambisense Transcription from a Model RNA Segment
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- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Virology
- Vol. 79 (19) , 12602-12607
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.79.19.12602-12607.2005
Abstract
Bunyamwera virus (BUNV) is the prototype of the Bunyaviridae family of RNA viruses. BUNV genomic strands are templates for both replication and transcription, whereas the antigenomic RNAs serve only as templates for replication. By mutagenesis of model templates, we showed that the BUNV transcription promoter comprises elements within both the 3′ and the 5′ nontranslated regions. Using this information, we designed a model ambisense BUNV segment that transcribed BUNV S mRNA from the genomic strand and green fluorescent protein (GFP) mRNA from the antigenome. Demonstration of GFP expression showed that this ambisense strategy represents a viable approach for generating BUNV segments able to express additional proteins.Keywords
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