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Retroviral RNA packaging: a review

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  • 1Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Carcinogenesis, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Maryland.

Archives of Virology. Supplementum
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Retrovirus Gag proteins use a zinc-finger domain to package genomic RNA. Dimeric RNA, not monomeric, appears essential for packaging and may undergo maturation after virus release.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Virology
  • Structural Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Retroviruses package their genomic RNA using the Gag polyprotein.
  • The mechanism by which Gag recognizes and binds viral RNA is not fully understood.
  • Gag polyproteins possess a zinc-finger domain implicated in virion assembly.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of the Gag zinc-finger domain in retroviral RNA packaging.
  • To elucidate the characteristics of viral RNA sequences essential for packaging.
  • To explore the significance of RNA dimerization in the retroviral lifecycle.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of Gag zinc-finger mutants to assess virion assembly and RNA content.
  • Deletion analysis and sequence insertion experiments to map viral RNA packaging signals.
  • Characterization of genomic RNA within assembled virus particles.

Main Results:

  • Mutations in the Gag zinc-finger domain impair efficient RNA packaging, highlighting its crucial role.
  • Viral RNA packaging signals are located near the 5' end of the genome and span hundreds of nucleotides.
  • Genomic RNA packaged into virions, particularly in Gag mutant particles, is predominantly dimeric.

Conclusions:

  • The Gag zinc-finger domain is a critical determinant for specific genomic RNA packaging.
  • Viral RNA dimerization is likely a prerequisite for, or integral component of, the packaging signal.
  • Post-assembly RNA maturation, possibly involving conformational changes and Gag polyprotein cleavage, may occur.

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