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ArticleVirology2015

Widespread distribution and structural diversity of Type IV IRESs in members of Picornaviridae.

Mukta Asnani, Parimal Kumar, Christopher U T Hellen

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Article in Virology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mukta AsnaniDepartment of Cell Biology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
Parimal KumarDepartment of Cell Biology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
Christopher U T HellenDepartment of Cell Biology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. Electronic address: christopher.hellen@downstate.edu.
State University of New York · US

Funding

IRES-mediated translation initiation on viral mRNAsR01AI051340 · NIAID · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI HELLEN, CHRISTOPHER ULRICH TRISTRAM · 2002 to 2013
$3.6M
IRES-mediated translation initiation on viral mRNAsR56AI051340 · NIAID · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI HELLEN, CHRISTOPHER ULRICH TRISTRAM · 2008 to 2015
$856k
NIAID NIH HHS AI-51340NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI051340NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI051340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Picornavirus genomes contain internal ribosomal entry sites (IRESs) that promote end-independent translation initiation. Five structural classes of picornavirus IRES have been identified, but numerous IRESs remain unclassified. Here, previously unrecognized Type IV IRESs were identified in members of three proposed picornavirus genera (Limnipivirus, Pasivirus, Rafivirus) and four recognized genera (Kobuvirus, Megrivirus, Sapelovirus, Parechovirus). These IRESs are ~230-420 nucleotides long, reflecting heterogeneity outside a common structural core. Closer analysis yielded insights into evolutionary processes that have shaped contemporary IRESs. The presence of related IRESs in diverse genera supports the hypothesis that they are heritable genetic elements that spread by horizontal gene transfer. Recombination likely also accounts for the exchange of some peripheral subdomains, suggesting that IRES evolution involves incremental addition of elements to a pre-existing core. Nucleotide conservation is concentrated in ribosome-binding sites, and at the junction of helical domains, likely to ensure orientation of subdomains in an active conformation.

Indexed as

Protein BiosynthesisConserved SequenceEvolution, MolecularGene Transfer, HorizontalNucleic Acid ConformationPicornaviridaeRecombination, GeneticRibosomesRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralEvolutionIRESPicornavirusRecombinationRNA structure

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PMID25726971
PMCPMC4376133
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