King A M
AFRC Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Surrey, UK.
Nucleic Acids Res. 1988 Dec 23;16(24):11705-23. doi: 10.1093/nar/16.24.11705.
The genome of poliovirus consists of a single strand of RNA approximately 7.5 kb long. Analysis of the sequences around 40 unique recombination sites reveals several features that differ significantly from those expected of randomly located sites. These features, which include a broad zone of elevated homology on the 3' side of the cross-over, support the theory that RNA recombination occurs by a template-switching mechanism during synthesis of the complementary strand, and that sites are chosen to minimise the adverse free energy change involved in switching to a heterotypic template. There is also a strong sequence bias, almost two-thirds of cross-overs, according to a computer simulation, occurring immediately after synthesis of UU. These features shed new light on the extent of base-pairing in replicative intermediate RNA, and on the mechanism of chain initiation.
脊髓灰质炎病毒的基因组由一条约7.5 kb长的单链RNA组成。对40个独特重组位点周围序列的分析揭示了几个与随机定位位点预期特征显著不同的特征。这些特征包括在交叉点3'侧有一个广泛的同源性升高区域,支持了RNA重组是在互补链合成过程中通过模板转换机制发生的理论,并且选择位点是为了最小化切换到异型模板所涉及的不利自由能变化。根据计算机模拟,还存在强烈的序列偏向性,近三分之二的交叉发生在UU合成之后。这些特征为复制中间RNA中的碱基配对程度以及链起始机制提供了新的线索。