Negative strand RNA synthesis by temperature-sensitive mutants of mouse hepatitis virus

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Younker, DR [1 ]
Sawicki, SG [1 ]
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[1] Med Coll Ohio, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Toledo, OH 43699 USA
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CORONAVIRUSES AND ARTERIVIRUSES | 1998年 / 440卷
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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Mutants of the A59 strain of mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) were studied to determine the effects of temperature shift on negative and positive strand RNA synthesis. Mutant LA 9 was originally reported to have a selective temperature sensitive defect in negative strand synthesis. We found that this mutant continued to synthesize negative strands for at least one hour after temperature shift. LA 6 was found to possess a temperature sensitive defect in negative strand synthesis. Following temperature shift, negative strand synthesis rapidly declined. The effect of temperature shift on negative strand synthesis by LA 6 was similar to the effect of cycloheximide treatment of the parental A59 virus. Temperature shift of Alb 16 infected cells did not stop negative strand synthesis but did prevent a corresponding rise in the rate of positive strand synthesis. Therefore, we suggest that Alb 16 is a conversion mutant because it cannot convert newly synthesized negative strands into templates for positive strand synthesis at the nonpermissive temperature.
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