Dynamics of picornavirus RNA replication within infected cells
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Dynamics of picornavirus RNA replication within infected cells. / Belsham, Graham J; Normann, Preben.
In: The Journal of general virology, Vol. 89, No. Pt 2, 02.2008, p. 485-493.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Dynamics of picornavirus RNA replication within infected cells
AU - Belsham, Graham J
AU - Normann, Preben
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Replication of many picornaviruses is inhibited by low concentrations of guanidine. Guanidine-resistant mutants are readily isolated and the mutations map to the coding region for the 2C protein. Using in vitro replication assays it has been determined previously that guanidine blocks the initiation of negative-strand synthesis. We have now examined the dynamics of RNA replication, measured by quantitative RT-PCR, within cells infected with either swine vesicular disease virus (an enterovirus) or foot-and-mouth disease virus as regulated by the presence or absence of guanidine. Following the removal of guanidine from the infected cells, RNA replication occurs after a significant lag phase. This restoration of RNA synthesis requires de novo protein synthesis. Viral RNA can be maintained for at least 72 h within cells in the absence of apparent replication but guanidine-resistant virus can become predominant. Amino acid substitutions within the 2C protein that confer guanidine resistance to swine vesicular disease virus and foot-and-mouth disease virus have been identified. Even when RNA synthesis is well established, the addition of guanidine has a major impact on the level of RNA replication. Thus, the guanidine-sensitive step in RNA synthesis is important throughout the virus life cycle in cells.
AB - Replication of many picornaviruses is inhibited by low concentrations of guanidine. Guanidine-resistant mutants are readily isolated and the mutations map to the coding region for the 2C protein. Using in vitro replication assays it has been determined previously that guanidine blocks the initiation of negative-strand synthesis. We have now examined the dynamics of RNA replication, measured by quantitative RT-PCR, within cells infected with either swine vesicular disease virus (an enterovirus) or foot-and-mouth disease virus as regulated by the presence or absence of guanidine. Following the removal of guanidine from the infected cells, RNA replication occurs after a significant lag phase. This restoration of RNA synthesis requires de novo protein synthesis. Viral RNA can be maintained for at least 72 h within cells in the absence of apparent replication but guanidine-resistant virus can become predominant. Amino acid substitutions within the 2C protein that confer guanidine resistance to swine vesicular disease virus and foot-and-mouth disease virus have been identified. Even when RNA synthesis is well established, the addition of guanidine has a major impact on the level of RNA replication. Thus, the guanidine-sensitive step in RNA synthesis is important throughout the virus life cycle in cells.
KW - Carrier Proteins/physiology
KW - Cell Line
KW - Enterovirus B, Human/physiology
KW - Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus/physiology
KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
KW - Guanidine/pharmacology
KW - Picornaviridae/drug effects
KW - RNA, Viral/biosynthesis
KW - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
KW - Viral Nonstructural Proteins/physiology
KW - Virus Replication/drug effects
U2 - 10.1099/vir.0.83385-0
DO - 10.1099/vir.0.83385-0
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 18198379
VL - 89
SP - 485
EP - 493
JO - Journal of General Virology
JF - Journal of General Virology
SN - 0022-1317
IS - Pt 2
ER -
ID: 257918462