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ArticleJournal of virology2018

Roles of the 5' Untranslated Region of Nonprimate Hepacivirus in Translation Initiation and Viral Replication.

Tomohisa Tanaka, Teruhime Otoguro, Atsuya Yamashita, Hirotake Kasai, Takasuke Fukuhara, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Kohji Moriishi

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Article in Journal of virology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tomohisa TanakaDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Teruhime OtoguroDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Atsuya YamashitaDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Hirotake KasaiDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Takasuke FukuharaDepartment of Molecular Virology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Yoshiharu MatsuuraDepartment of Molecular Virology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Kohji MoriishiDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan kmoriishi@yamanashi.ac.jp.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9542-5188
University of Yamanashi · JPThe University of Osaka · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 5' untranslated region (UTR) of hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is composed of four domains (I, II, III, and IV) and a pseudoknot, is essential for translation and viral replication. Equine nonprimate hepacivirus (EHcV) harbors a 5' UTR consisting of a large 5'-terminal domain (I); three additional domains (I', II, and III), which are homologous to domains I, II, and III, respectively, of HCV; and a pseudoknot, in the order listed. In this study, we investigated the roles of the EHcV 5' UTR in translation and viral replication. The internal ribosome entry site (IRES) activity of the EHcV 5' UTR was lower than that of the HCV 5' UTR in several cell lines due to structural differences in domain III. Domains I and III of EHcV were functional in the HCV 5' UTR in terms of IRES activity and the replication of the subgenomic replicon (SGR), although domain II was not exchangeable between EHcV and HCV for SGR replication. Furthermore, the region spanning domains I and I' of EHcV (the 5'-proximal EHcV-specific region) improved RNA stability and provided the HCV SGR with microRNA 122 (miR-122)-independent replication capability, while EHcV domain I alone improved SGR replication and RNA stability irrespective of miR-122. These data suggest that the region spanning EHcV domains I and I' improves RNA stability and viral replication regardless of miR-122 expression. The 5'-proximal EHcV-specific region may represent an inherent mechanism to facilitate viral replication in nonhepatic tissues.

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5' Untranslated RegionsA549 CellsHEK293 CellsHepacivirusHumansMicroRNAsPeptide Chain Initiation, TranslationalRNA StabilityRNA, ViralViral ProteinsVirus Replication5' Untranslated RegionsMicroRNAsMIRN122 microRNA, humanRNA, ViralViral Proteinshepacivirushepatitis C virushorseinternal ribosome entry site

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PMID29343570
PMCPMC5972865
OpenAlexW2783697541

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