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Volume 90, Issue 7

RNA triphosphatase and guanylyl transferase activities are associated with the RNA polymerase protein L of rinderpest virus Free

Abstract

Rinderpest virus (RPV) large (L) protein is an integral part of the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex of the virus that is responsible for transcription and replication of the genome. Previously, we have shown that recombinant L protein coexpressed along with P protein (as the L–P complex) catalyses the synthesis of all viral mRNAs and the abundance of mRNAs follows a gradient of polarity, similar to the occurrence . In the present work, we demonstrate that the viral mRNAs synthesized by the recombinant L or purified RNP are capped and methylated at the N guanine position. RNP from the purified virions, as well as recombinant L protein, shows RNA triphosphatase (RTPase) and guanylyl transferase (GT) activities. L protein present in the RNP complex catalyses the removal of -phosphate from triphosphate-ended 25 nt RNA generated representing the viral N-terminal mRNA 5′ sequence. The L protein forms a covalent enzyme–guanylate intermediate with the GMP moiety of GTP, whose formation is inhibited by the addition of pyrophosphate; thus, it exhibits characteristics of cellular GTs. The covalent bond between the enzyme and nucleotide is acid labile and alkali stable, indicating the presence of phosphoamide linkage. The C-terminal region (aa 1717–2183) of RPV L protein alone exhibits the first step of GT activity needed to form a covalent complex with GMP, though it lacks the ability to transfer GMP to substrate RNA. Here, we describe the biochemical characterization of the newly found RTPase/GT activity of L protein.

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RNA triphosphatase and guanylyl transferase activities are associated with the RNA polymerase protein L of rinderpest virus
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