Underrepresentation of the 3′ Region of the Capsid Pregenomic RNA of Duck Hepatitis B Virus
AUTOR(ES)
Ostrow, Kristin M.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The pregenomic RNA (pgRNA) of hepadnaviruses is packaged into capsids where it is reverse transcribed to yield mature DNA genomes. This report describes differences between the 3′ region and other regions of the pgRNA isolated from capsids. Analysis of capsid pgRNA isolated by using an established method involving micrococcal nuclease treatment demonstrated reduced levels of the 3′ region of the pgRNA compared to the 5′ region. This underrepresentation of the 3′ region was partly a result of microccocal nuclease digestion of the 3′ region because isolation of capsid pgRNA by an alternative method that did not involve nuclease treatment led to a greater, but not complete, recovery of the 3′ region. These results indicate that the 3′ region of the capsid pgRNA is susceptible to micrococcal nuclease digestion during its isolation and that the 3′ region can still be underrepresented when capsid pgRNA is isolated without nuclease digestion. Additional experiments show that the 3′ ends of capsid pgRNA isolated by micrococcal nuclease treatment are heterogeneously dispersed from nucleotide 2577 to the poly(A) tail. These data provide evidence that the 3′ region of the capsid pgRNA has biochemical properties different from those of its 5′ region. Possibly, the 3′ region of the pgRNA is not packaged into the interior of the capsid but rather is associated with a part of the capsid where it is susceptible to microccocal nuclease digestion.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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