Conserved nucleotides in the terminus of the 3' UTR region are important for the replication and infectivity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

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第一作者： Yin, Yang

作者： Yin, Yang;Liu, Changlong;Liu, Ping;Wei, Zuzhang;Lu, Jiaqi;Tong, Guangzhi;Gao, Fei;Yuan, Shishan;Yin, Yang;Yin, Yang;Liu, Ping;Yao, Huochun

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期刊名称：ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY （ 影响因子：2.574； 五年影响因子：2.466 ）

ISSN： 0304-8608

年卷期： 2013 年 158 卷 8 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The 3' untranslated region (3' UTR), including the poly (A) tail, reportedly plays an important role in arterivirus replication, but the roles of the cis-acting elements present in the 3' UTR of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) remain largely unknown. In the present study, PCR-based mutagenic analysis was conducted on the 3' UTR of PRRSV infectious full-length cDNA clone pAPRRS to investigate the structure and function of the conserved terminal nucleotides between the poly (A) tail and the 3' UTR region. Our findings indicated that the conservation of the primary sequence of the 3' terminal nucleotides, rather than the surrounding secondary structure, was vital for viral replication and infectivity. Four nucleotides (nt) (5'-(15517)AAUU(15520)-3') at the 3' proximal end of the 3' UTR and the dinucleotide 5'-AU-3' exerted an important regulatory effect on viral viability. Of the five 3'-terminal nucleotides of the 3' UTR (5'-(15503)AACCA(15507)-3'), at least three, including the last dinucleotide (5'-CA-3'), were essential for maintaining viral infectivity. Taken together, the 3'-terminal conserved sequence plays a critical role in PRRSV replication and may function as a contact site for specific assembly of the replication complex.

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