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General Principles

General Principles. De novo initiation: RNA polymerase RNA template The initiating NTP and a second NTP Primer Dependant initiation Protein primer 5’ Cap All synthesis begins with the formation of a complex of polymerase, template-primer, and initiating NTPs. mRNA. AAAAAAAA. RIBOSOMES.

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General Principles

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  1. General Principles • De novo initiation: • RNA polymerase • RNA template • The initiating NTP and a second NTP • Primer Dependant initiation • Protein primer • 5’ Cap • All synthesis begins with the formation of a complex of polymerase, template-primer, and initiating NTPs

  2. mRNA AAAAAAAA RIBOSOMES PROTEIN AAAAAAAA The monocistronic mRNA problem • Make one monocistronic mRNA per protein • Make a primary transcript and use alternative splicing • Make a large protein and then cut it into smaller proteins • Include special features in the mRNA which enable ribosomes to bind internally

  3. General Principles • Template specificity • Appears to be very strongly related to : • Affinity of RNA polymerase for the initiating NTP • The sequence • The structure of the viral RNA molecules • Encoding proteins that bind to genomic RNA segments which then activates an endonuclease that cleaves host cell RNAs.

  4. More facts • Unwinding the RNA template • Encoded in genome of ds RNA viruses • Prevent base pairing between template and new strand. • Role of host cell proteins • Different RNA polymerases for mRNA synthesis and genome replication • Switching from mRNA to genome replication

  5. Positive Strand RNA Viruses

  6. PICORNAVIRUSES   (PICORNAVIRIDAE) • Properties • These are small (28nm), • naked • icosahedralviruses • RNA is single-stranded, plus sense, polyadenylated. • functions as mRNA immediately upon infection • E.g poliovirus

  7. Adsorption and penetration • A viral protein recognizes a receptor on the host cell membrane (this is important in the tropism of virus).It seems that binding to the receptor alters capsid structure in some way, a channel forms across the cell membrane and the RNA is released into cytoplasm. The mRNA is now available for translation.

  8. Synthesis of viral proteins • Poliovirus virion RNA functions as an mRNA but does not have the methylated cap structure typical of eucaryotic mRNAs • It has a "ribosome landing pad" (known as the internal ribosome entry site or IRES) which enables ribosomes to bind without having to recognize a 5' methylated cap structure • Most host cell translation is cap-dependent, so this inhibits a lot of host protein synthesis but not viral protein synthesis. 

  9. Synthesis of Viral Proteins • The mRNA is translated into a single polypeptide (polyprotein), which is cleaved. • The cleavages occur before translation is complete ( i.e. on the nascent (=growing) chain) and are carried out by virally coded proteases. • Products of cleavage include: • An RNA polymerase (replicase) • Structural components of the virion • Proteases

  10. RNA replication • We now have newly made viral proteins to support replication. • Viral RNA polymerase copies plus-sense genomic RNA into complementary minus-sense RNA requiring: • VPg (Viral Protein genome-linked) • Viral RNA polymerase (replicase) • Certain Host proteins • VPg may act as a primer for RNA synthesis, this would explain why it is at the 5' end of all newly synthesized RNA molecules • New minus sense strands serve as template for new plus sense strands • Again, poliovirus RNA polymerase and VPg are needed. VPg is linked to the 5' ends of the new plus sense strands (again, it probably functions as a primer). • The new plus strand has three alternative fates:i. It may serve as a template for more minus strandsii. It may be packaged into progeny virionsiii. It may be translated into polyprotein (In this case VPg is usually removed prior to translation)

  11. Assembly • When sufficient plus-sense progeny RNA and virion proteins have accumulated, assembly begins. • Particles assemble with VPg-RNA inside and 3 proteins in the capsid [VP0,1 and 3]. • VP0 is then cleaved to VP2 and VP4 as the virions mature and these mature virions are infectious. • Virionsare released following cell lysis. • Excess capsids are formed and inclusion bodies may be seen in the cytoplasm.

  12. NOTE: THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OCCURS IN THE CYTOPLASM • THERE IS NO DIVISION INTO EARLY AND LATE GENE EXPRESSION

  13. Examples of viruses with + sense RNA genomes

  14. Polio Virus

  15. The poliovirus genome

  16. Secondary structure important in viral RNA

  17. Complex Formation on CRE for uridylylation of VPg

  18. First step is binding of viral RNA genome to membraneous vesicles • Recruited by hydrophobic viral protein that embeds in membrane and anchors viral RNA via an interaction with a host cell protein PCbp. • PCbp binds to RNA cloverleaf structure. • Further interaction of another host protein PAbp allows 3’ end to bind to the coverleaf structure at the 5’ end to form a circle. • The uridylylatedVPg is transferred to the 3’ end and serves as a protein primer for RNA synthesis

  19. Alphavirus

  20. The genome

  21. Differences Between Polio and Alphavirus • 5’VPg versus 5’ cap RNA • Translation and production of subgenomic mRNA in alphavirus.

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