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  • Title: Mechanistic analysis of RNA synthesis by RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from two promoters reveals similarities to DNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
    Author: Adkins S, Stawicki SS, Faurote G, Siegel RW, Kao CC.
    Journal: RNA; 1998 Apr; 4(4):455-70. PubMed ID: 9630251.
    Abstract:
    The brome mosaic virus (BMV) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) directs template-specific synthesis of (-)-strand genomic and (+)-strand subgenomic RNAs in vitro. Although the requirements for (-)-strand RNA synthesis have been characterized previously, the mechanism of subgenomic RNA synthesis has not. Mutational analysis of the subgenomic promoter revealed that the +1 cytidylate and the +2 adenylate are important for RNA synthesis. Unlike (-)-strand RNA synthesis, which required only a high GTP concentration, subgenomic RNA synthesis required high concentrations of both GTP and UTP. Phylogenetic analysis of the sequences surrounding the initiation sites for subgenomic and genomic (+)-strand RNA synthesis in representative members of the alphavirus-like superfamily revealed that the +1 and +2 positions are highly conserved as a pyrimidine-adenylate. GDP and dinucleotide primers were able to more efficiently stimulate (-)-strand synthesis than subgenomic synthesis under conditions of limiting GTP. Oligonucleotide products of 6-, 7-, and 9-nt were synthesized and released by RdRp in 3-20-fold molar excess to full-length subgenomic RNA. Termination of RNA synthesis by RdRp was not induced by template sequence alone. Our characterization of the stepwise mechanism of subgenomic and (-)-strand RNA synthesis by RdRp permits comparisons to the mechanism of DNA-dependent RNA synthesis.
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