THE STRUCTURE OF THE 5' TERMINAL CAP OF THE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS MESSENGER-RNA

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BARIK, S
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[1] Department Molecular Biology NC2-130, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195
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10.1099/0022-1317-74-3-485
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
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The 5' terminal cap structure of the mRNAs of human respiratory syncytial virus synthesized in vitro in the presence of S-adenosyl-L-methionine consists of a 7-methyl guanosine linked to an unmethylated guanosine through a 5'-5' pyrophosphate linkage formed by using the alpha and beta phosphates of GTP. The complete cap structure is m7G (5')ppp(5')Gp ... which is devoid of ribose 2'-O-methylation. Capping, including methylation, is coupled to transcription. These results constitute the first report of a pneumoviral mRNA cap structure.
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