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. 1992 Mar;66(3):1506–1519. doi: 10.1128/jvi.66.3.1506-1519.1992

Functions of the sequences at the ends of the inverted repeats of pseudorabies virus.

G F Rall 1, S Kupershmidt 1, N Sugg 1, R A Veach 1, T Ben-Porat 1
PMCID: PMC240876  PMID: 1310762

Abstract

Two mutants were constructed to explore the functions of the sequences at the end of the S terminus of pseudorabies virus (PrV). In mutant vYa, 17 bp from the internal inverted repeat, as well as adjacent sequences from the L component, were deleted. In mutant v135/9, 143 bp from the internal inverted repeat (including sequences with homology to the pac-1 site of herpes simplex virus), as well as adjacent sequences from the L component, were deleted. Our aim in constructing these mutants was to ascertain whether equalization of the terminal regions of the S component would occur, whether genome termini that lack either the terminal 17 or 143 bp would be generated as a result of equalization of the repeats (thereby identifying the terminal nucleotides that may include cleavage signals), and whether inversion of the S component would occur (thereby ascertaining the importance of the deleted sequences in this process). The results obtained show the following (i) The removal of the terminal 17 or 143 bp of the internal S component, including the sequences with homology to the pac-1 site, does not affect the inversion of the Us. (ii) The equalization of both the vYa and the v135/9 inverted repeats occurs at high frequency, the terminal repeats being converted and becoming similar to the mutated internal inverted repeat. (iii) Mutants in which the 17 terminal base pairs (vYa) have been replaced by unrelated sequences are viable. However, the 143 terminal base pairs appear to be essential to virus survival; concatemeric v135/9 DNA with equalized, mutant-type, inverted repeats accumulates, but mature virions with such equalized repeats are not generated at high frequency. Since concatemeric DNA missing the 143 bp at both ends of the S component is not cleaved, the terminal 143 bp that include the sequences with homology to the pac-1 site are necessary for efficient cleavage. (iv) v135/9 intracellular DNA is composed mainly of arrays in which one S component (with two equalized inverted repeats both having the deletion) is bracketed by two L components in opposite orientations and in which two L components are in head-to-head alignment.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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