Abstract
Nef is one of the accessory proteins of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Nef is translated from multiple-spliced mRNAs transcribed from the viral genome, whose mRNAs have a relatively long 5' untranslated region (5'UTR). Here, we identified a cis element in the 5'UTR of Nef mRNA essential for efficient Nef translation, which was named the Nef-translation essential region (NER). Mutants with a deleted NER in the 5'UTR of the HIV-1 NL4-3 strain showed an almost undetectable Nef expression owing to a low Nef translation efficiency. The NER of the NL4-3 strain was predicted to form putative stem loops. Although the 5'UTR showed significant but relatively low internal ribosome entry site (IRES) activity, the mechanism of 5’cap-dependent translation mainly contributed to the Nef translation from its Nef mRNA. Altogether, it was clarified that not only the 5' cap but also the NER in the 5'UTR is an essential cis element for efficient Nef translation, which is not a typical 5'-cap-dependent mechanism, and that there must be an as yet unknown mechanism using the NER for efficient Nef translation.
Keywords: cis-element, HIV-1, mRNA, Nef, translation.
Current HIV Research
Title:Identification of Essential cis Element in 5'UTR of Nef mRNA for Nef Translation
Volume: 12 Issue: 3
Author(s): Minami Yamamoto, Keisuke Harada, Shozo Shoji, Shogo Misumi and Nobutoki Takamune
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Keywords: cis-element, HIV-1, mRNA, Nef, translation.
Abstract: Nef is one of the accessory proteins of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Nef is translated from multiple-spliced mRNAs transcribed from the viral genome, whose mRNAs have a relatively long 5' untranslated region (5'UTR). Here, we identified a cis element in the 5'UTR of Nef mRNA essential for efficient Nef translation, which was named the Nef-translation essential region (NER). Mutants with a deleted NER in the 5'UTR of the HIV-1 NL4-3 strain showed an almost undetectable Nef expression owing to a low Nef translation efficiency. The NER of the NL4-3 strain was predicted to form putative stem loops. Although the 5'UTR showed significant but relatively low internal ribosome entry site (IRES) activity, the mechanism of 5’cap-dependent translation mainly contributed to the Nef translation from its Nef mRNA. Altogether, it was clarified that not only the 5' cap but also the NER in the 5'UTR is an essential cis element for efficient Nef translation, which is not a typical 5'-cap-dependent mechanism, and that there must be an as yet unknown mechanism using the NER for efficient Nef translation.
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Yamamoto Minami, Harada Keisuke, Shoji Shozo, Misumi Shogo and Takamune Nobutoki, Identification of Essential cis Element in 5'UTR of Nef mRNA for Nef Translation, Current HIV Research 2014; 12 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570162X12666140701092331
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570162X12666140701092331 |
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