Affiliation:
1. Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CEBAS-CSIC), 30100 Murcia, Spain
Abstract
Non-canonical translation mechanisms have been described for many viral RNAs. In the case of several plant viruses, their protein synthesis is controlled by RNA elements in their genomic 3′-ends that are able to enhance cap-independent translation (3′-CITE). The proposed general mechanism of 3′-CITEs includes their binding to eukaryotic translation initiation factors (eIFs) that reach the 5′-end and AUG start codon through 5′-3′-UTR-interactions. It was previously shown that cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus (CABYV) has a 3′-CITE, which varies in sequence and structure depending on the phylogenetic group to which the isolate belongs, possibly as a result of adaptation to the different geographical regions. In this work, the cap-independent translation mechanisms of two CABYV 3′-CITEs belonging to the Mediterranean (CMTE) and Asian (CXTE) groups, respectively, were studied. In vivo cap-independent translation assays show that these 3′-CITEs require the presence of the CABYV short genomic 5′-UTR with at least 40% adenines in cis and an accessible 5′-end for its activity. Additionally, they suggest that the eIF4E-independent CABYV 3′-CITE activities may not require either eIF4A or the eIF4F complex, but may depend on eIF4G and PABP. By pulling down host proteins using RNA baits containing both 5′- and 3′-CABYV-UTRs, 80 RNA binding proteins were identified. These interacted preferentially with either CMTE, CXTE, or both. One of these proteins, specifically interacting with the RNA containing CMTE, was HSP70.2. Preliminary results suggested that HSP70.2 may be involved in CMTE- but not CXTE-mediated cap-independent translation activity.
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis
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