Identification and characterization of critical cis-acting sequences within the yeast Ty1 retrotransposon.
RNA
; 11(3): 308-22, 2005 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
The yeast long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon Ty1, like retroviruses, encodes a terminally redundant RNA, which is packaged into virus-like particles (VLPs) and is converted to a DNA copy by the process of reverse transcription. Mutations predicted to interfere with the priming events during reverse transcription and hence inhibit replication are known to dramatically decrease transposition of Ty1. However, additional cis-acting sequences responsible for Ty1 replication and RNA dimerization and packaging have remained elusive. Here we describe a modular mini-Ty1 element encoding the minimal sequence that can be retrotransposed by the Ty1 proteins, supplied in trans by a helper construct. Using a mutagenic screening strategy, we recovered transposition-deficient modular mini-Ty1-HIS3 elements with mutations in sequences required in cis for Ty1 replication and integration. Two distinct clusters of mutations mapped near the 5'-end of the Ty1 RNA. The clusters define a GAGGAGA sequence at the extreme 5'-end of the Ty1 transcript and a complementary downstream UCUCCUC sequence, 264 nt into the RNA. Disruption of the reverse complementarity of these two sequences decreased transposition and restoration of complementarity rescued transposition to wild-type levels. Ty1 cDNA was reduced in cells expressing RNAs with mutations in either of these short sequences, despite nearly normal levels of Ty1 RNA and VLPs. Our results suggest that the intramolecular interaction between the 5'-GAGGAGA and UCUCCUC sequences stabilizes an RNA structure required for efficient initiation of reverse transcription.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Retroelementos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
RNA
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2005
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos