Journal
VIRUS RESEARCH
Volume 234, Issue -, Pages 135-152Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.01.006
Keywords
Bacteriophage; Cystovirus; Transcription; Replication; RNA-directed RNA polymerase
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Funding
- National Science Foundation (NSF) [MCB1412007]
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [G12 MD007603]
- IR/D [MCB 1657192]
- Division Of Physics
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [1412007] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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P2, an RNA-directed RNA polymerase (RdRP), is encoded on the largest of the three segments of the double-stranded RNA genome of cystoviruses. P2 performs the dual tasks of replication and transcription de novo on single-stranded RNA templates, and plays a critical role in the viral life-cycle. Work over the last few decades has yielded a wealth of biochemical and structural information on the functional regulation of P2, on its role in the spatiotemporal regulation of RNA synthesis and its variability across the Cystoviridae family. These range from atomic resolution snapshots of P2 trapped in functionally significant states, in complex with catalytic/structural metal ions, polynucleotide templates and substrate nucleoside triphosphates, to P2 in the context of viral capsids providing structural insight into the assembly of supramolecular complexes and regulatory interactions therein. They include in vitro biochemical studies using P2 purified to homogeneity and in vivo studies utilizing infectious core particles. Recent advances in experimental techniques have also allowed access to the temporal dimension and enabled the characterization of dynamics of P2 on the sub-nanosecond to millisecond timescale through measurements of nuclear spin relaxation in solution and single molecule studies of transcription from seconds to minutes. Below we summarize the most significant results that provide critical insight into the role of P2 in regulating RNA synthesis in cystoviruses. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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