Cis-acting Elements
Translation of Viral RNAs
Roles of Cis-acting Elements in Translation of Viral RNAs
from W. Allen Miller, Jelena Kraft, Zhaohui Wang and Qiuling Fan writing in Recent Advances in Plant Virology
Cis-acting signals regulate translation of viral RNAs to produce viral proteins at the appropriate levels and timing to maximize virus replication. A recent review describes the cis-acting sequences that achieve this translational control via processes such as cap-dependent translation, leaky scanning to initiate translation at more than one start codon, ribosomal shunting, cap-independent translation initiation controlled from the 5' and/or 3' untranslated region, poly(A) tail-independent translation initiation, stop codon readthrough, and ribosomal frameshifting. Secondary structures and, in some cases, tertiary structures of the RNA sequences control these events and translation events facilitated by the cis-acting signals mesh with the overall replication strategies of the diverse viruses that employ these mechanisms.
Further reading: Recent Advances in Plant Virology | Virology Publications
from W. Allen Miller, Jelena Kraft, Zhaohui Wang and Qiuling Fan writing in Recent Advances in Plant Virology
Cis-acting signals regulate translation of viral RNAs to produce viral proteins at the appropriate levels and timing to maximize virus replication. A recent review describes the cis-acting sequences that achieve this translational control via processes such as cap-dependent translation, leaky scanning to initiate translation at more than one start codon, ribosomal shunting, cap-independent translation initiation controlled from the 5' and/or 3' untranslated region, poly(A) tail-independent translation initiation, stop codon readthrough, and ribosomal frameshifting. Secondary structures and, in some cases, tertiary structures of the RNA sequences control these events and translation events facilitated by the cis-acting signals mesh with the overall replication strategies of the diverse viruses that employ these mechanisms.
Further reading: Recent Advances in Plant Virology | Virology Publications