In vitro mutational analysis of cis-acting RNA translational elements within the poliovirus type 2 5' untranslated region.
AUTOR(ES)
Meerovitch, K
RESUMO
Initiation of translation on poliovirus RNA occurs by internal binding of ribosomes to a region within the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of the mRNA. This region has been previously roughly mapped between nucleotides 140 and 631 of the 5' UTR and termed the ribosome landing pad. To identify cis-acting elements in the 5' UTR of poliovirus type 2 (Lansing strain) RNA that confer cap-independent internal initiation, we determined the in vitro translational efficiencies of a series of deletion and point mutations within the 5' UTR of the mRNA. The results demonstrate that the 3' border of the core poliovirus ribosome landing pad is located between nucleotides 556 and 585, whereas a region extending between nucleotides 585 and 612 confers enhanced translation. We studied two cis-acting elements within this region of the 5' UTR: a pyrimidine stretch which is critical for translation and an AUG (number 7 from the 5' end) that is located approximately 20 nucleotides downstream from the pyrimidine stretch and augments translation. We also show that the stem-loop structure which contains this AUG is not required for translation.
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