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  • sequences downstream of the 5 splice donor site are required for both packaging and Dimerization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 rna
    Journal of Virology, 2003
    Co-Authors: Jing Hu, Andrew J Mouland, Rodney S. Russell, Mark A. Wainberg, Veronique Beriault, Lawrence Kleiman
    Abstract:

    Two copies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA are incorporated into each virus particle and are further converted to a stable dimer as the virus particle matures. Several RNA segments that flank the 5′ splice donor site at nucleotide (nt) 289 have been shown to act as packaging signals. Among these, RNA stem-loop 1 (SL1) (nt 243 to 277) can trigger RNA Dimerization through a “kissing-loop” mechanism and thus is termed the Dimerization initiation site. However, it is unknown whether other packaging signals are also needed for Dimerization. To pursue this subject, we mutated stem-loop 3 (SL3) (nt 312 to 325), a GA-rich region (nt 325 to 336), and two G-rich repeats (nt 363 to 367 and nt 405 to 409) in proviral DNA and assessed the effects on RNA Dimerization by performing native Northern blot analyses. Our results show that the structure but not the specific RNA sequence of SL3 is needed not only for efficient viral RNA packaging but also for Dimerization. Mutations of the GA-rich sequence severely diminished viral RNA Dimerization as well as packaging; the combination of mutations in both SL3 and the GA-rich region led to further decreases, implying independent roles for each of these two RNA motifs. Compensation studies further demonstrated that the RNA-packaging and Dimerization activity of the GA-rich sequence may not depend on a putative interaction between this region and a CU repeat sequence at nt 227 to 233. In contrast, substitutions in the two G-rich sequences did not cause any diminution of viral RNA packaging or Dimerization. We conclude that both the SL3 motif and GA-rich RNA sequences, located downstream of the 5′ splice donor site, are required for efficient RNA packaging and Dimerization.

  • Sequences Downstream of the 5′ Splice Donor Site Are Required for both Packaging and Dimerization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA
    Journal of virology, 2003
    Co-Authors: Chen Liang, Andrew J Mouland, Rodney S. Russell, Veronique Beriault, Lawrence Kleiman, Mark A. Wainberg
    Abstract:

    Two copies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA are incorporated into each virus particle and are further converted to a stable dimer as the virus particle matures. Several RNA segments that flank the 5′ splice donor site at nucleotide (nt) 289 have been shown to act as packaging signals. Among these, RNA stem-loop 1 (SL1) (nt 243 to 277) can trigger RNA Dimerization through a “kissing-loop” mechanism and thus is termed the Dimerization initiation site. However, it is unknown whether other packaging signals are also needed for Dimerization. To pursue this subject, we mutated stem-loop 3 (SL3) (nt 312 to 325), a GA-rich region (nt 325 to 336), and two G-rich repeats (nt 363 to 367 and nt 405 to 409) in proviral DNA and assessed the effects on RNA Dimerization by performing native Northern blot analyses. Our results show that the structure but not the specific RNA sequence of SL3 is needed not only for efficient viral RNA packaging but also for Dimerization. Mutations of the GA-rich sequence severely diminished viral RNA Dimerization as well as packaging; the combination of mutations in both SL3 and the GA-rich region led to further decreases, implying independent roles for each of these two RNA motifs. Compensation studies further demonstrated that the RNA-packaging and Dimerization activity of the GA-rich sequence may not depend on a putative interaction between this region and a CU repeat sequence at nt 227 to 233. In contrast, substitutions in the two G-rich sequences did not cause any diminution of viral RNA packaging or Dimerization. We conclude that both the SL3 motif and GA-rich RNA sequences, located downstream of the 5′ splice donor site, are required for efficient RNA packaging and Dimerization.

Mark A. Wainberg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • sequences downstream of the 5 splice donor site are required for both packaging and Dimerization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 rna
    Journal of Virology, 2003
    Co-Authors: Jing Hu, Andrew J Mouland, Rodney S. Russell, Mark A. Wainberg, Veronique Beriault, Lawrence Kleiman
    Abstract:

    Two copies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA are incorporated into each virus particle and are further converted to a stable dimer as the virus particle matures. Several RNA segments that flank the 5′ splice donor site at nucleotide (nt) 289 have been shown to act as packaging signals. Among these, RNA stem-loop 1 (SL1) (nt 243 to 277) can trigger RNA Dimerization through a “kissing-loop” mechanism and thus is termed the Dimerization initiation site. However, it is unknown whether other packaging signals are also needed for Dimerization. To pursue this subject, we mutated stem-loop 3 (SL3) (nt 312 to 325), a GA-rich region (nt 325 to 336), and two G-rich repeats (nt 363 to 367 and nt 405 to 409) in proviral DNA and assessed the effects on RNA Dimerization by performing native Northern blot analyses. Our results show that the structure but not the specific RNA sequence of SL3 is needed not only for efficient viral RNA packaging but also for Dimerization. Mutations of the GA-rich sequence severely diminished viral RNA Dimerization as well as packaging; the combination of mutations in both SL3 and the GA-rich region led to further decreases, implying independent roles for each of these two RNA motifs. Compensation studies further demonstrated that the RNA-packaging and Dimerization activity of the GA-rich sequence may not depend on a putative interaction between this region and a CU repeat sequence at nt 227 to 233. In contrast, substitutions in the two G-rich sequences did not cause any diminution of viral RNA packaging or Dimerization. We conclude that both the SL3 motif and GA-rich RNA sequences, located downstream of the 5′ splice donor site, are required for efficient RNA packaging and Dimerization.

  • Sequences Downstream of the 5′ Splice Donor Site Are Required for both Packaging and Dimerization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA
    Journal of virology, 2003
    Co-Authors: Chen Liang, Andrew J Mouland, Rodney S. Russell, Veronique Beriault, Lawrence Kleiman, Mark A. Wainberg
    Abstract:

    Two copies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA are incorporated into each virus particle and are further converted to a stable dimer as the virus particle matures. Several RNA segments that flank the 5′ splice donor site at nucleotide (nt) 289 have been shown to act as packaging signals. Among these, RNA stem-loop 1 (SL1) (nt 243 to 277) can trigger RNA Dimerization through a “kissing-loop” mechanism and thus is termed the Dimerization initiation site. However, it is unknown whether other packaging signals are also needed for Dimerization. To pursue this subject, we mutated stem-loop 3 (SL3) (nt 312 to 325), a GA-rich region (nt 325 to 336), and two G-rich repeats (nt 363 to 367 and nt 405 to 409) in proviral DNA and assessed the effects on RNA Dimerization by performing native Northern blot analyses. Our results show that the structure but not the specific RNA sequence of SL3 is needed not only for efficient viral RNA packaging but also for Dimerization. Mutations of the GA-rich sequence severely diminished viral RNA Dimerization as well as packaging; the combination of mutations in both SL3 and the GA-rich region led to further decreases, implying independent roles for each of these two RNA motifs. Compensation studies further demonstrated that the RNA-packaging and Dimerization activity of the GA-rich sequence may not depend on a putative interaction between this region and a CU repeat sequence at nt 227 to 233. In contrast, substitutions in the two G-rich sequences did not cause any diminution of viral RNA packaging or Dimerization. We conclude that both the SL3 motif and GA-rich RNA sequences, located downstream of the 5′ splice donor site, are required for efficient RNA packaging and Dimerization.

Rodney S. Russell - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • sequences downstream of the 5 splice donor site are required for both packaging and Dimerization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 rna
    Journal of Virology, 2003
    Co-Authors: Jing Hu, Andrew J Mouland, Rodney S. Russell, Mark A. Wainberg, Veronique Beriault, Lawrence Kleiman
    Abstract:

    Two copies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA are incorporated into each virus particle and are further converted to a stable dimer as the virus particle matures. Several RNA segments that flank the 5′ splice donor site at nucleotide (nt) 289 have been shown to act as packaging signals. Among these, RNA stem-loop 1 (SL1) (nt 243 to 277) can trigger RNA Dimerization through a “kissing-loop” mechanism and thus is termed the Dimerization initiation site. However, it is unknown whether other packaging signals are also needed for Dimerization. To pursue this subject, we mutated stem-loop 3 (SL3) (nt 312 to 325), a GA-rich region (nt 325 to 336), and two G-rich repeats (nt 363 to 367 and nt 405 to 409) in proviral DNA and assessed the effects on RNA Dimerization by performing native Northern blot analyses. Our results show that the structure but not the specific RNA sequence of SL3 is needed not only for efficient viral RNA packaging but also for Dimerization. Mutations of the GA-rich sequence severely diminished viral RNA Dimerization as well as packaging; the combination of mutations in both SL3 and the GA-rich region led to further decreases, implying independent roles for each of these two RNA motifs. Compensation studies further demonstrated that the RNA-packaging and Dimerization activity of the GA-rich sequence may not depend on a putative interaction between this region and a CU repeat sequence at nt 227 to 233. In contrast, substitutions in the two G-rich sequences did not cause any diminution of viral RNA packaging or Dimerization. We conclude that both the SL3 motif and GA-rich RNA sequences, located downstream of the 5′ splice donor site, are required for efficient RNA packaging and Dimerization.

  • Sequences Downstream of the 5′ Splice Donor Site Are Required for both Packaging and Dimerization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA
    Journal of virology, 2003
    Co-Authors: Chen Liang, Andrew J Mouland, Rodney S. Russell, Veronique Beriault, Lawrence Kleiman, Mark A. Wainberg
    Abstract:

    Two copies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA are incorporated into each virus particle and are further converted to a stable dimer as the virus particle matures. Several RNA segments that flank the 5′ splice donor site at nucleotide (nt) 289 have been shown to act as packaging signals. Among these, RNA stem-loop 1 (SL1) (nt 243 to 277) can trigger RNA Dimerization through a “kissing-loop” mechanism and thus is termed the Dimerization initiation site. However, it is unknown whether other packaging signals are also needed for Dimerization. To pursue this subject, we mutated stem-loop 3 (SL3) (nt 312 to 325), a GA-rich region (nt 325 to 336), and two G-rich repeats (nt 363 to 367 and nt 405 to 409) in proviral DNA and assessed the effects on RNA Dimerization by performing native Northern blot analyses. Our results show that the structure but not the specific RNA sequence of SL3 is needed not only for efficient viral RNA packaging but also for Dimerization. Mutations of the GA-rich sequence severely diminished viral RNA Dimerization as well as packaging; the combination of mutations in both SL3 and the GA-rich region led to further decreases, implying independent roles for each of these two RNA motifs. Compensation studies further demonstrated that the RNA-packaging and Dimerization activity of the GA-rich sequence may not depend on a putative interaction between this region and a CU repeat sequence at nt 227 to 233. In contrast, substitutions in the two G-rich sequences did not cause any diminution of viral RNA packaging or Dimerization. We conclude that both the SL3 motif and GA-rich RNA sequences, located downstream of the 5′ splice donor site, are required for efficient RNA packaging and Dimerization.

Veronique Beriault - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • sequences downstream of the 5 splice donor site are required for both packaging and Dimerization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 rna
    Journal of Virology, 2003
    Co-Authors: Jing Hu, Andrew J Mouland, Rodney S. Russell, Mark A. Wainberg, Veronique Beriault, Lawrence Kleiman
    Abstract:

    Two copies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA are incorporated into each virus particle and are further converted to a stable dimer as the virus particle matures. Several RNA segments that flank the 5′ splice donor site at nucleotide (nt) 289 have been shown to act as packaging signals. Among these, RNA stem-loop 1 (SL1) (nt 243 to 277) can trigger RNA Dimerization through a “kissing-loop” mechanism and thus is termed the Dimerization initiation site. However, it is unknown whether other packaging signals are also needed for Dimerization. To pursue this subject, we mutated stem-loop 3 (SL3) (nt 312 to 325), a GA-rich region (nt 325 to 336), and two G-rich repeats (nt 363 to 367 and nt 405 to 409) in proviral DNA and assessed the effects on RNA Dimerization by performing native Northern blot analyses. Our results show that the structure but not the specific RNA sequence of SL3 is needed not only for efficient viral RNA packaging but also for Dimerization. Mutations of the GA-rich sequence severely diminished viral RNA Dimerization as well as packaging; the combination of mutations in both SL3 and the GA-rich region led to further decreases, implying independent roles for each of these two RNA motifs. Compensation studies further demonstrated that the RNA-packaging and Dimerization activity of the GA-rich sequence may not depend on a putative interaction between this region and a CU repeat sequence at nt 227 to 233. In contrast, substitutions in the two G-rich sequences did not cause any diminution of viral RNA packaging or Dimerization. We conclude that both the SL3 motif and GA-rich RNA sequences, located downstream of the 5′ splice donor site, are required for efficient RNA packaging and Dimerization.

  • Sequences Downstream of the 5′ Splice Donor Site Are Required for both Packaging and Dimerization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA
    Journal of virology, 2003
    Co-Authors: Chen Liang, Andrew J Mouland, Rodney S. Russell, Veronique Beriault, Lawrence Kleiman, Mark A. Wainberg
    Abstract:

    Two copies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA are incorporated into each virus particle and are further converted to a stable dimer as the virus particle matures. Several RNA segments that flank the 5′ splice donor site at nucleotide (nt) 289 have been shown to act as packaging signals. Among these, RNA stem-loop 1 (SL1) (nt 243 to 277) can trigger RNA Dimerization through a “kissing-loop” mechanism and thus is termed the Dimerization initiation site. However, it is unknown whether other packaging signals are also needed for Dimerization. To pursue this subject, we mutated stem-loop 3 (SL3) (nt 312 to 325), a GA-rich region (nt 325 to 336), and two G-rich repeats (nt 363 to 367 and nt 405 to 409) in proviral DNA and assessed the effects on RNA Dimerization by performing native Northern blot analyses. Our results show that the structure but not the specific RNA sequence of SL3 is needed not only for efficient viral RNA packaging but also for Dimerization. Mutations of the GA-rich sequence severely diminished viral RNA Dimerization as well as packaging; the combination of mutations in both SL3 and the GA-rich region led to further decreases, implying independent roles for each of these two RNA motifs. Compensation studies further demonstrated that the RNA-packaging and Dimerization activity of the GA-rich sequence may not depend on a putative interaction between this region and a CU repeat sequence at nt 227 to 233. In contrast, substitutions in the two G-rich sequences did not cause any diminution of viral RNA packaging or Dimerization. We conclude that both the SL3 motif and GA-rich RNA sequences, located downstream of the 5′ splice donor site, are required for efficient RNA packaging and Dimerization.

Andrew J Mouland - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • sequences downstream of the 5 splice donor site are required for both packaging and Dimerization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 rna
    Journal of Virology, 2003
    Co-Authors: Jing Hu, Andrew J Mouland, Rodney S. Russell, Mark A. Wainberg, Veronique Beriault, Lawrence Kleiman
    Abstract:

    Two copies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA are incorporated into each virus particle and are further converted to a stable dimer as the virus particle matures. Several RNA segments that flank the 5′ splice donor site at nucleotide (nt) 289 have been shown to act as packaging signals. Among these, RNA stem-loop 1 (SL1) (nt 243 to 277) can trigger RNA Dimerization through a “kissing-loop” mechanism and thus is termed the Dimerization initiation site. However, it is unknown whether other packaging signals are also needed for Dimerization. To pursue this subject, we mutated stem-loop 3 (SL3) (nt 312 to 325), a GA-rich region (nt 325 to 336), and two G-rich repeats (nt 363 to 367 and nt 405 to 409) in proviral DNA and assessed the effects on RNA Dimerization by performing native Northern blot analyses. Our results show that the structure but not the specific RNA sequence of SL3 is needed not only for efficient viral RNA packaging but also for Dimerization. Mutations of the GA-rich sequence severely diminished viral RNA Dimerization as well as packaging; the combination of mutations in both SL3 and the GA-rich region led to further decreases, implying independent roles for each of these two RNA motifs. Compensation studies further demonstrated that the RNA-packaging and Dimerization activity of the GA-rich sequence may not depend on a putative interaction between this region and a CU repeat sequence at nt 227 to 233. In contrast, substitutions in the two G-rich sequences did not cause any diminution of viral RNA packaging or Dimerization. We conclude that both the SL3 motif and GA-rich RNA sequences, located downstream of the 5′ splice donor site, are required for efficient RNA packaging and Dimerization.

  • Sequences Downstream of the 5′ Splice Donor Site Are Required for both Packaging and Dimerization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA
    Journal of virology, 2003
    Co-Authors: Chen Liang, Andrew J Mouland, Rodney S. Russell, Veronique Beriault, Lawrence Kleiman, Mark A. Wainberg
    Abstract:

    Two copies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA are incorporated into each virus particle and are further converted to a stable dimer as the virus particle matures. Several RNA segments that flank the 5′ splice donor site at nucleotide (nt) 289 have been shown to act as packaging signals. Among these, RNA stem-loop 1 (SL1) (nt 243 to 277) can trigger RNA Dimerization through a “kissing-loop” mechanism and thus is termed the Dimerization initiation site. However, it is unknown whether other packaging signals are also needed for Dimerization. To pursue this subject, we mutated stem-loop 3 (SL3) (nt 312 to 325), a GA-rich region (nt 325 to 336), and two G-rich repeats (nt 363 to 367 and nt 405 to 409) in proviral DNA and assessed the effects on RNA Dimerization by performing native Northern blot analyses. Our results show that the structure but not the specific RNA sequence of SL3 is needed not only for efficient viral RNA packaging but also for Dimerization. Mutations of the GA-rich sequence severely diminished viral RNA Dimerization as well as packaging; the combination of mutations in both SL3 and the GA-rich region led to further decreases, implying independent roles for each of these two RNA motifs. Compensation studies further demonstrated that the RNA-packaging and Dimerization activity of the GA-rich sequence may not depend on a putative interaction between this region and a CU repeat sequence at nt 227 to 233. In contrast, substitutions in the two G-rich sequences did not cause any diminution of viral RNA packaging or Dimerization. We conclude that both the SL3 motif and GA-rich RNA sequences, located downstream of the 5′ splice donor site, are required for efficient RNA packaging and Dimerization.