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ArticleBMC microbiology2001

Evidence that the RNAseH activity of the duck hepatitis B virus is unable to act on exogenous substrates.

Y Gong, E Yao, J E Tavis

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Y GongDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, St Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St Louis, MO 63104, USA. gongyh@viridae.com
E Yao
J E Tavis
Saint Louis University · USVancouver Infectious Diseases Centre · CA

Funding

Analysis of the hepadnaviral reverse transcriptaseR01AI038447 · NIAID · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI TAVIS, JOHN E · 2002 to 2006
$1.3M
HEPADNAVIRAL REVERSE TRANSCRIPTIONR29AI038447 · NIAID · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI TAVIS, JOHN E · 1996 to 2000
$111k
NIAID NIH HHS AI38447NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI038447NIAID NIH HHS R29 AI038447
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe hepadnaviral reverse transcriptase can synthesize DNA on its native RNA template within viral cores but it is usually unable to synthesize DNA employing exogenous nucleic acids as a template. The mechanism of this template commitment is unknown. Here we provide evidence that the RNAseH activity of duck hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase may also be unable to act on exogenous substrates.

resultsRNAseH assays were performed under a wide variety of conditions employing substrate RNAs of Duck Hepatitis B Virus sequence annealed to complementary DNA oligonucleotides and permeabilized intracellular viral core particles. Temperature, pH, cation type, salt concentration, substrate concentration, and the sequences of the cleavage sites were varied, and the effects of ATP and dNTPs on RNAseH activity were examined. duck hepatitis B virus RNAseH activity was not detected under any of these conditions, although E. coli or Avian Myeloblastosis Virus RNAseH activity could be detected under all conditions. Access of the RNA substrate to the enzyme within the viral cores was confirmed.

conclusionsThese results imply that the RNAseH activity of the DHBV reverse transcriptase may not be able to degrade exogenous RNA:DNA heteroduplexes, although it can degrade heteroduplexes of the same sequence generated during reverse transcription of the endogenous RNA template. Therefore, the RNAseH activity appears to be "substrate committed" in a manner similar to the template commitment observed for the DNA polymerase activity.

Indexed as

Hepatitis B Virus, DuckOligonucleotidesRibonuclease HRNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseSubstrate SpecificityOligonucleotidesRibonuclease HRNA-Directed DNA Polymerase

Identifiers

PMID11504562
PMCPMC37354
OpenAlexW2098905737

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