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Searching for nuclear export elements in hepatitis D virus RNA.

dc.contributor.authorFreitas, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorCunha, Celso Vladimiro Ferreira de Abreu
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
dc.contributor.institutionCentro de Malária e outras Doenças Tropicais (CMDT)
dc.contributor.pblBaishideng Publishing Group
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-04T22:31:28Z
dc.date.available2021-05-04T22:31:28Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-01
dc.description.abstractAIM To search for the presence of cis elements in hepatitis D virus (HDV) genomic and antigenomic RNA capable of promoting nuclear export. METHODS We made use of a well characterized chloramphenicol acetyl-transferase reporter system based on plasmid pDM138. Twenty cDNA fragments corresponding to different HDV genomic and antigenomic RNA sequences were inserted in plasmid pDM138, and used in transfection experiments in Huh7 cells. The relative amounts of HDV RNA in nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions were then determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction and Northern blotting. The secondary structure of the RNA sequences that displayed nuclear export ability was further predicted using a web interface. Finally, the sensitivity to leptomycin B was assessed in order to investigate possible cellular pathways involved in HDV RNA nuclear export. RESULTS Analysis of genomic RNA sequences did not allow identifying an unequivocal nuclear export element. However, two regions were found to promote the export of reporter mRNAs with efficiency higher than the negative controls albeit lower than the positive control. These regions correspond to nucleotides 266-489 and 584-920, respectively. In addition, when analyzing antigenomic RNA sequences a nuclear export element was found in positions 214-417. Export mediated by the nuclear export element of HDV antigenomic RNA is sensitive to leptomycin B suggesting a possible role of CRM1 in this transport pathway. CONCLUSION A cis-acting nuclear export element is present in nucleotides 214-417 of HDV antigenomic RNA.en
dc.description.versionpublishersversion
dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent1644913
dc.identifier.doi10.5501/wjv.v2.i3.123
dc.identifier.issn2220-3249
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 171691
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: d1c99a70-020f-4a75-96bd-5f0fa883288d
dc.identifier.otherresearchoutputwizard: 44191
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 24255883
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-4745-3819/work/50464899
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/116944
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
dc.subjectVirology
dc.subjectInfectious Diseases
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleSearching for nuclear export elements in hepatitis D virus RNA.en
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.firstPage123
degois.publication.issue3
degois.publication.lastPage135
degois.publication.titleWorld journal of virology
degois.publication.volume2
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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