Rieger A, Nassal M
Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie, Universität Heidelberg, Germany.
J Virol. 1996 Jan;70(1):585-9. doi: 10.1128/JVI.70.1.585-589.1996.
Human hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a small DNA virus that replicates inside the viral nucleocapsid by reverse transcription of an RNA intermediate, the pregenome. The sequences encompassing the encapsidation signal epsilon and the direct repeat DR1 are present in two copies of this terminally redundant transcript. We have recently shown that HBV minus-strand DNA synthesis involves transfer of a short DNA primer copied from 5'-epsilon to 3'-DR1 (DR1*). Using transfection of HBV genomes with lesions in 3'-epsilon, and 5'-DR1 and its preceding sequence, we tested whether these additional elements contribute to the specificity of the transfer reaction. However, while some mutations affected proper plus-strand DNA formation, 5'-epsilon and DR1* were completely sufficient for correct minus-strand DNA production.
人类乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)是一种小型DNA病毒,它通过RNA中间体前基因组的逆转录在病毒核衣壳内进行复制。包含包装信号ε和直接重复序列DR1的序列存在于这个末端冗余转录本的两个拷贝中。我们最近发现,HBV负链DNA合成涉及从5'-ε复制的短DNA引物转移到3'-DR1(DR1*)。通过转染在3'-ε、5'-DR1及其上游序列存在损伤的HBV基因组,我们测试了这些额外元件是否有助于转移反应的特异性。然而,虽然一些突变影响了正链DNA的正常形成,但5'-ε和DR1*对于正确产生负链DNA是完全足够的。