RRC ID 554
著者 Anzai T, Osanai M, Hamada M, Fujiwara H.
タイトル Functional roles of 3'-terminal structures of template RNA during in vivo retrotransposition of non-LTR retrotransposon, R1Bm.
ジャーナル Nucleic Acids Res
Abstract R1Bm is a non-LTR retrotransposon found specifically within 28S rRNA genes of the silkworm. Different from other non-LTR retrotransposons encoding two open reading frames (ORFs), R1Bm structurally lacks a poly (A) tract at its 3' end. To study how R1Bm initiates reverse transcription from the poly (A)-less template RNA, we established an in vivo retrotransposition system using recombinant baculovirus, and characterized retrotransposition activities of R1Bm. Target-primed reverse transcription (TPRT) of R1Bm occurred from the cleavage site generated by endonuclease (EN). The 147 bp of 3'-untranslated region (3'UTR) was essential for efficient retrotransposition of R1Bm. Even using the complete R1Bm element, however, reverse transcription started from various sites of the template RNA mostly with 5'-UG-3' or 5'-UGU-3' at their 3' ends, which are presumably base-paired with 3' end of the EN-digested 28S rDNA target sequence, 5'-AGTAGATAGGGACA-3'. When the downstream sequence of 28S rDNA target was added to the 3' end of R1 unit, reverse transcription started exactly from the 3' end of 3'UTR and retrotransposition efficiency increased. These results indicate that 3'-terminal structure of template RNA including read-through region interacts with its target rDNA sequences of R1Bm, which plays important roles in initial process of TPRT in vivo.
巻・号 33(6)
ページ 1993-2002
公開日 2005-1-1
DOI 10.1093/nar/gki347
PII 33/6/1993
PMID 15814816
PMC PMC1074724
MeSH 3' Untranslated Regions / physiology* Amino Acid Sequence Animals Base Sequence Bombyx / genetics Cloning, Molecular Genes, rRNA Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements* Molecular Sequence Data Mutagenesis, Insertional RNA / chemistry RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / genetics* Templates, Genetic
IF 11.502
引用数 21
WOS 分野 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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