ISSN:
1572-994X
Schlagwort(e):
FAdV
;
ORF RTL1 transcript
;
splicing
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract Two transcription products were found for the open reading frame (ORF) RTL1 located near the right terminus of the fowl adenovirus type-8 genome. The larger transcript, which was transcribed mostly during the early stage of the virus infection, contains the complete sequence (933 nucleotides) of the predicted ORF from the genomic DNA sequence encoding a 311 amino acid (aa) polypeptide. In contrast, the shorter transcript, which was more predominant at the late stage of the infection, was missing 580 nucleotides (from nucleotide 117 to 696). A premature stop codon was introduced at 210 nucleotides downstream from the start codon and the shorter transcript would encode a 70 aa polypeptide. This observation indicates that the ORF RTL1 may produce two different proteins, which function differently at different stages of the virus infection. Another possibility is that the virus may use alternative splicing as a mechanism to control the expression of the ORF, since the spliced transcript was prematurely terminated at the late stage of the infection.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008114430408
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