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  • Title: Multiple genomic sequences of hepatitis delta virus are associated with cDNA promoter activity and RNA double rolling-circle replication.
    Author: Liao FT, Hsu LS, Ko JL, Lin CC, Sheu GT.
    Journal: J Gen Virol; 2012 Mar; 93(Pt 3):577-587. PubMed ID: 22158880.
    Abstract:
    To understand how DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II (pol II) recognizes hepatitis delta virus (HDV) RNA as a template, it is first necessary to identify the HDV sequence that acts as a promoter of pol II-initiated RNA synthesis. Therefore, we isolated the pol II-response element from HDV cDNA and examined the regulation by hepatitis delta antigens (HDAgs). Two HDV cDNA fragments containing bidirectional promoter activity were identified. One was located at nt 1582-1683 (transcription-promoter region 1, TR-P1) and the other at nt 1223-1363 (transcription-internal region 5, TR-I5). The promoter activities of these two regions were enhanced by HDAgs to differing degrees. Next, the role of these sequences in an HDV cDNA-free RNA replication system was characterized by site-directed mutagenesis. Our data showed that: (i) the AUG codon at the HDAg ORF of HDV RNA (nt 1599-1601) that mutates to UAG (amber stop codon) results in loss of dimeric but not monomeric HDV RNA synthesis. (ii) A 5 nt mutation of TR-P1 (P1-m5, nt 1670-1674) abolishes RNA replication completely. Two-nucleotide-mutated RNA (P1-m2, nt 1662-1663) is able to synthesize short RNAs but not monomeric HDV RNA. (iii) A mutation in 5 nt at the TR-I5 region (I5-m5, nt 1351-1355) also abolishes HDV replication. Mutants with 2 nt mutations (I5-m2, nt 1351-1352) or 3 nt mutations (I5-m3, nt 1353-1355) inhibit HDV dimeric but not monomeric RNA synthesis. Furthermore, large HDAg is expressed in cells transfected with I5-m3 and I5-m2 RNAs and that demonstrate the RNA-editing event in the monomeric HDV RNA. These results provide further understanding of the double rolling-circle mechanism in HDV RNA replication.
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