Shatkin A J
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1974 Aug;71(8):3204-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.71.8.3204.
Purified human reovirus contains RNA methylase activity in addition to an RNA polymerase. Virions incubated under appropriate conditions in the presence of S-adenosyl-L-methionine synthesize mRNA that is specifically methylated in the 5'-terminal guanosine. Alkaline digestion of the methylated RNA released a 5'-terminal dinucleotide, ppG'pCp, indicating that the guanosine contains 2'-O-methylribose. The possible roles of methylation in viral and cellular mRNA function is discussed.
纯化的人呼肠孤病毒除了含有RNA聚合酶外,还具有RNA甲基化酶活性。在适当条件下,病毒粒子在S-腺苷-L-甲硫氨酸存在下孵育,合成在5'-末端鸟苷处发生特异性甲基化的mRNA。对甲基化RNA进行碱性消化,释放出5'-末端二核苷酸ppG'pCp,表明鸟苷含有2'-O-甲基核糖。本文讨论了甲基化在病毒和细胞mRNA功能中的可能作用。