ENZYMATIC-ACTIVITY IN UNINFECTED CELLS THAT CLEAVES THE LINKAGE BETWEEN POLIO-VIRION RNA AND THE 5' TERMINAL PROTEIN
ENZYMATIC-ACTIVITY IN UNINFECTED CELLS THAT CLEAVES THE LINKAGE BETWEEN POLIO-VIRION RNA AND THE 5' TERMINAL PROTEIN
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DOI:
10.1016/0092-8674(78)90067-3
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
BALTIMORE, D
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作者:
AMBROS, V;PETTERSSON, RF;BALTIMORE, D
The 5'' terminal protein (VPg) on poliovirion RNA can be removed by cell-free extracts from a variety of uninfected cells. This soluble enzymatic activity is found in both nuclear and cytoplasmic extracts of [human cervical carcinoma] HeLa cells and is activated by Mg2+. The enzyme activity cleaves the tyrosine-phosphate bond that links the protein to the RNA. In a partially purifed form it has insufficient nonspecific protease or nuclease activity to account for its action. The existence of this enzyme implies that poliovirus RNA is translated in cell-free extracts in a form that lacks the 5'' terminal protein. The role of this enzyme in the uninfected cell is not known.