Poliovirus-encoded protease 2APro cleaves the TATA-binding protein but does not inhibit host cell RNA polymerase II transcription in vitro.

AUTOR(ES)

Yalamanchili, P

RESUMO

Transient expression of the poliovirus-encoded protease 2APro in eukaryotic cells results in inhibition of both cellular transcription and translation. The inhibition of transcription observed in cells expressing 2APro could be due to a primary effect or secondary effect caused by inhibition of translation. Because transcriptional activity of the TATA-binding protein (TBP) is drastically reduced in poliovirus-infected cells, we determined if 2APro is able to cleave TBP in vitro. We demonstrate here that 2APro directly cleaves the single tyrosine-glycine bond at position 34 of TBP. This cleavage is also seen in poliovirus-infected HeLa cells. Surprisingly, despite TBP cleavage 2APro was unable to inhibit RNA polymerase II transcription in vitro. Under similar conditions, however, 2APro inhibited translation of a capped cellular mRNA in vitro. Thus, cleavage of TBP at position 34 does not alter its transcriptional activity in vitro. These results suggest that inhibition of host cell RNA polymerase II transcription seen in cells transiently transfected with 2APro is due to host cell translational shutoff.

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