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A novel protein–RNA binding assay: Functional interactions of the foot-and-mouth disease virus internal ribosome entry site with cellular proteins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2001

IOANNIS A. STASSINOPOULOS
Affiliation:
BBSRC Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 0NF, United Kingdom
GRAHAM J. BELSHAM
Affiliation:
BBSRC Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 0NF, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Translation initiation on foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) RNA occurs by a cap-independent mechanism directed by a highly structured element (∼435 nt) termed an internal ribosome entry site (IRES). A functional assay to identify proteins that bind to the FMDV IRES and are necessary for FMDV IRES-mediated translation initiation has been developed. In vitro-transcribed polyadenylated RNAs corresponding to the whole or part of the FMDV IRES were immobilized on oligo-dT Dynabeads and used to deplete rabbit reticulocyte lysate (RRL) of IRES-binding proteins. Translation initiation factors eIF4G, eIF4A, and eIF4B bound to the 3′ domain of the FMDV IRES. Depletion of eIF4G from RRL by this region of the FMDV IRES correlated with the loss of translational capacity of the RRL for capped, uncapped, and FMDV IRES-dependent mRNAs. However, this depleted RRL still supported hepatitis C virus IRES-directed translation. Poly (rC) binding protein-2 bound to the central domain of the FMDV IRES, but depletion of RRL with this IRES domain had no effect on FMDV IRES-directed translation initiation.

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Research Article
Copyright
© 2001 RNA Society

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