The equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) IR3 transcript downregulates expression of the IE gene and the absence of IR3 gene expression alters EHV-1 biological properties and virulence.
The equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) IR3 transcript downregulates expression of the IE gene and the absence of IR3 gene expression alters EHV-1 biological properties and virulence.
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10.1016/j.virol.2010.03.051
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发表时间:
2010-07-05
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
O'Callaghan DJ
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Ahn BC;Zhang Y;O'Callaghan DJ
The IR3 transcript of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) harbors 117 nts antisense to the immediate-early (IE) mRNA, suggesting it plays a regulatory role. Here, we show that the IR3 transcript downregulates IE gene expression and that the absence of IR3 expression altered EHV-1 biological properties and virulence in mice. Reporter assays revealed that the IR3/IE overlapping sequences [IR3(+226/+342)] and an additional IR3(+343/+433) region are necessary for the IR3 RNA to downregulate IE expression. Experiments with the ΔIR3 EHV-1 showed that the IR3 gene is dispensable for EHV-1 replication. Protein expression of the IE and representative EHV-1 genes was increased in cells infected with ΔIR3 EHV-1 as compared to that of cells infected with wt EHV-1. The ΔIR3 EHV-1 exhibited increased virulence in mice as compared to the parent virus. The finding that the IR3 transcript affects IE gene expression extends the role of RNA as a regulatory molecule in alphaherpesvirus infection.
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