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ArticleVirology2021

SARS_CoV2 RBD gene transcription cannot be driven by CMV promoter.

Lilan Xie, Kai Yi, Yaoming Li

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Article in Virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lilan XieHubei Engineering Research Center of Viral Vector, Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Wuhan University of Bioengineering, Wuhan, 430415, China. Electronic address: xielilan@webmail.hzau.edu.cn.
Kai YiHubei Engineering Research Center of Viral Vector, Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Wuhan University of Bioengineering, Wuhan, 430415, China. Electronic address: ykde1986@126.com.
Yaoming LiHubei Engineering Research Center of Viral Vector, Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Wuhan University of Bioengineering, Wuhan, 430415, China. Electronic address: limeming@webmail.hzau.edu.cn.
Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter drives various gene expression and yields sufficient protein for further functional investigation. Receptor binding domain (RBD) on spike protein of the SARS_CoV2 is the most critical portal for virus infection. Thus native conformational RBD protein may facilitate biochemical identification of RBD and provide valuable support of drug and vaccine design for curing COVID-19. We attempted to express RBD under CMV promoter in vitro, but failed. RBD-specific mRNA cannot be detected in cell transfected with recombinant plasmids, in which CMV promoter governs the RBD transcription. Additionally, the pCMV-Tag2B-SARS_CoV2_RBD trans-inactivates CMV promoter transcription activity. Alternatively, we identified that both Chicken β-actin promoter and Vaccinia virus-specific medium/late (M/L) promoter (pSYN) can highly precede SARS_CoV2 RBD expression. Our findings provided evidence that SARS_CoV2 RBD gene can be driven by Chicken β-actin promoter or Vaccinia virus-specific medium/late promoter instead of CMV promoter, thus providing valuable information for RBD feature exploration.

Indexed as

Promoter Regions, GeneticActinsAnimalsChickensChlorocebus aethiopsCHO CellsCloning, MolecularCOVID-19CricetulusCytomegalovirusHEK293 CellsHumansProtein DomainsSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusTranscription, GeneticActinsSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2CMV promoterRBDSARS_CoV2TranscriptionTranslation

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PMID33711560
PMCPMC7934794
OpenAlexW3135501197

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