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J. Biochem, 1987, Vol. 101, No. 4 837-845
© 1987 Japanese Biochemical Society

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In Vitro Synthesis of Influenza Viral RNA: Characterization of an Isolated Nuclear System That Supports Transcription of Influenza Viral RNA1

Kaoru TAKEUCHI2, Kyosuke NAGATA3 and Akira ISHIHAMA

Department of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Genetics Mishima, Shizuoka 411

2Present address: Departmesnt of Measles Virus, National Institute of Health, Higashimurayama, Tokyo 190–12.

3To whom correspondence should be addressed

An in vitro system for the synthesis of influenza viral RNA was developed using isolated nuclei prepared from influenza virus-infected HeLa cells. In this system, two species of positive-sense RNA, i.e., mRNA and cRNA (complementary RNA to vRNA), were found to be synthesized when analyzed by RNA-RNA hybridization using a minus-strand RNA probe and high resolution gel electrophoresis. The in vitro RNA synthesis required Mg2+, GTP, CTP, UTP, a high concentration of ATP, and an ATP regenerating system. Neither actinomycin D nor {alpha}-amanitin, potent inhibitors for cellular DNA-dependent RNA polymerases, inhibited the RNA synthesis. Addition of ApG or capped RNA, well-known primers for virion-associated RNA polymerase, markedly enhanced the extent of RNA synthesis. The maximum activity was observed with nuclei isolated from cells at 5 h after infection. This system is useful for the purification and characterization of factors involved in the transcription of these two species positive-sense RNA.

1This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan.


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