Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA; email:
Annu Rev Virol. 2019 Sep 29;6(1):93-117. doi: 10.1146/annurev-virology-092917-043315. Epub 2019 Jul 23.
RNA viruses encode the information required to usurp cellular metabolism and gene regulation and to enable their own replication in two ways: in the linear sequence of their RNA genomes and in higher-order structures that form when the genomic RNA strand folds back on itself. Application of high-resolution SHAPE (selective 2'-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension) structure probing to viral RNA genomes has identified numerous new regulatory elements, defined new principles by which viral RNAs interact with the cellular host and evade host immune responses, and revealed relationships between virus evolution and RNA structure. This review summarizes our current understanding of genome structure-function interrelationships for RNA viruses, as informed by SHAPE structure probing, and outlines opportunities for future studies.
RNA 病毒通过两种方式编码所需的信息来篡夺细胞代谢和基因调控,并实现自身复制:一种是通过其 RNA 基因组的线性序列,另一种是通过基因组 RNA 链自身回折形成的高级结构。高分辨率 SHAPE(通过引物延伸进行选择性 2'-羟乙酰基分析)结构探测技术在病毒 RNA 基因组中的应用,已经鉴定出许多新的调控元件,定义了病毒 RNA 与宿主细胞相互作用和逃避宿主免疫反应的新原则,并揭示了病毒进化与 RNA 结构之间的关系。本文综述了 SHAPE 结构探测技术揭示的 RNA 病毒基因组结构与功能关系的最新认识,并概述了未来研究的机会。