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ArticleVirology journal2007

Expression of RNA virus proteins by RNA polymerase II dependent expression plasmids is hindered at multiple steps.

Nicola Ternette, Daniela Stefanou, Seraphin Kuate, Klaus Uberla, Thomas Grunwald

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Article in Virology journal, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicola TernetteDepartment of Molecular and Medical Virology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany. nicola.ternette@rub.de
Daniela Stefanou
Seraphin Kuate
Klaus Uberla
Thomas Grunwald
Ruhr University Bochum · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProteins of human and animal viruses are frequently expressed from RNA polymerase II dependent expression cassettes to study protein function and to develop gene-based vaccines. Initial attempts to express the G protein of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) and the F protein of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by eukaryotic promoters revealed restrictions at several steps of gene expression.

resultsInsertion of an intron flanked by exonic sequences 5'-terminal to the open reading frames (ORF) of VSV-G and RSV-F led to detectable cytoplasmic mRNA levels of both genes. While the exonic sequences were sufficient to stabilise the VSV-G mRNA, cytoplasmic mRNA levels of RSV-F were dependent on the presence of a functional intron. Cytoplasmic VSV-G mRNA levels led to readily detectable levels of VSV-G protein, whereas RSV-F protein expression remained undetectable. However, RSV-F expression was observed after mutating two of four consensus sites for polyadenylation present in the RSV-F ORF. Expression levels could be further enhanced by codon optimisation.

conclusionInsufficient cytoplasmic mRNA levels and premature polyadenylation prevent expression of RSV-F by RNA polymerase II dependent expression plasmids. Since RSV replicates in the cytoplasm, the presence of premature polyadenylation sites and elements leading to nuclear instability should not interfere with RSV-F expression during virus replication. The molecular mechanisms responsible for the destabilisation of the RSV-F and VSV-G mRNAs and the different requirements for their rescue by insertion of an intron remain to be defined.

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Gene ExpressionGenetic TechniquesCell LineCodonCytoplasmExonsGenetic VectorsHumansIntronsMembrane GlycoproteinsPlasmidsRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRNA 3' Polyadenylation SignalsRNA Polymerase IIVesicular stomatitis Indiana virusViral Envelope ProteinsCodonG protein, vesicular stomatitis virusMembrane GlycoproteinsRNA Polymerase IIViral Envelope ProteinsViral Fusion Proteins

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PMID17550613
PMCPMC1892776
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