PloS one, 2012-11, Vol.7 (11), p.e49310
2012
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- Inhibition of 5'-UTR RNA conformational switching in HIV-1 using antisense PNAs
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- PloS one, 2012-11, Vol.7 (11), p.e49310
- Ort / Verlag
- United States: Public Library of Science
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2012
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- Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek - Frei zugängliche E-Journals
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- The genome of retroviruses, including HIV-1, is packaged as two homologous (+) strand RNA molecules, noncovalently associated close to their 5'-end in a region called dimer linkage structure (DLS). Retroviral HIV-1 genomic RNAs dimerize through complex interactions between dimerization initiation sites (DIS) within the (5'-UTR). Dimer formation is prevented by so calledLong Distance Interaction (LDI) conformation, whereas Branched Multiple Hairpin (BMH) conformation leads to spontaneous dimerization. We evaluated the role of SL1 (DIS), PolyA Hairpin signal and a long distance U5-AUG interaction by in-vitro dimerization, conformer assay and coupled dimerization and template-switching assays using antisense PNAs. Our data suggests evidence that PNAs targeted against SL1 produced severe inhibitory effect on dimerization and template-switching processes while PNAs targeted against U5 region do not show significant effect on dimerization and template switching, while PNAs targeted against AUG region showed strong inhibition of dimerization and template switching processes. Our results demonstrate that PNA can be used successfully as an antisense to inhibit dimerization and template switching process in HIV -1 and both of the processes are closely linked to each other. Different PNA oligomers have ability of switching between two thermodynamically stable forms. PNA targeted against DIS and SL1 switch, LDI conformer to more dimerization friendly BMH form. PNAs targeted against PolyA haipin configuration did not show a significant change in dimerization and template switching process. The PNA oligomer directed against the AUG strand of U5-AUG duplex structure also showed a significant reduction in RNA dimerization as well as template- switching efficiency.The antisense PNA oligomers can be used to regulate the shift in the LDI/BMH equilibrium.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 1932-6203eISSN: 1932-6203DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049310Titel-ID: cdi_plos_journals_1335057426
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- Schlagworte
- 5' Untranslated Regions - genetics, Antisense RNA, Base Sequence, Binding sites, Biology, Biomedical research, Buffers, Conformation, Deoxyribonucleic acid, Dimerization, DNA, Genome, Viral - genetics, Genomes, Genomics, HIV, HIV-1 - genetics, Homology, Human immunodeficiency virus, Inhibition, Medicine, Molecular Sequence Data, Molecular structure, Mutation, Nucleic Acid Conformation - drug effects, Nucleic Acid Conformation - radiation effects, Nucleic Acid Denaturation - drug effects, Nucleic Acid Denaturation - radiation effects, Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes - drug effects, Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes - radiation effects, Nucleotide Motifs - genetics, Oligomers, Oligonucleotides, Antisense - pharmacology, Peptide Nucleic Acids - pharmacology, Peptides, Ribonucleic acid, RNA, RNA, Messenger - genetics, RNA, Messenger - metabolism, RNA, Viral - chemistry, RNA, Viral - genetics, Staphylococcus infections, Studies, Switching, Templates, Genetic, Transition Temperature, Ultraviolet Rays, Viruses