Non-ribozyme sequences enhance self-cleavage of ribozymes derived from Hepatitis delta virus.

AUTOR(ES)

Belinsky, M G

RESUMO

Analysis of the self-cleavage of ribozymes derived from the genomic RNA of Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) has revealed that certain co-transcribed vector sequences significantly affect the activity of the ribozyme. Specifically, the t1/2 of self-cleavage for a 135 nucleotide HDV RNA varied, at 42 degrees C, from 5 min to 88 min, depending on the vector-derived sequences flanking the 5' end of the ribozyme. Further analysis suggested that this phenomenon was most likely due to the interaction of vector-derived sequences with a 16 nucleotide region found at the 3' end of the ribozyme. These findings have implications for studies of ribozymes transcribed from cDNA templates, and may provide information regarding the catalytic structure of the HDV ribozyme.

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