Evidence that the genomic RNA of hepatitis E virus is capped

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作者
Kabrane-Lazizi, Y [1 ]
Meng, XJ
Purcell, RH
Emerson, SU
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[1] NIAID, Infect Dis Lab, Hepatitis Viruses Sect, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[2] NIAID, Infect Dis Lab, Mol Hepatitis Sect, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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10.1128/JVI.73.10.8848-8850.1999
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an unclassified virus with a positive-sense RNA genome and an undefined replication strategy. In order to determine whether the HEV genome is capped or not, we developed a reverse transcription-PCR assay that is based on the ability of a monoclonal antibody to recognize 7-methylguanosine (m(7)G), Antibody to m7G bound RNA extracted from virions of two different HEV genotypes, The cap analog competitively inhibited the binding of virion RNAs, demonstrating that HEV has a capped RNA genome.
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