Abstract
Previous work has shown that translation of the encephalomyocarditis (EMC) viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) generates at least three primary products, polypeptides A, F, and C. The A and C polypeptides then undergo post-translational cleavages to complete the production of the stable viral polypeptides (δ, β, γ, α, G, I, F, H, and E). In this communication we show that A, F, and C are produced in equimolar amounts giving further support to the theory that the RNA of picornaviruses has only a single site for the initiation of protein synthesis. The biosynthesis of viral proteins in EMC virus-infected HeLa cells was studied in the presence of pactamycin at concentrations which preferentially inhibit the initiation of protein synthesis. The amount of each polypeptide formed during the residual period of protein synthesis observed after the addition of pactamycin was used as a criterion for ordering the genes on the viral RNA. The results obtained indicate that the primary gene products are ordered on the EMC viral RNA 5′ → 3′ A-F-C and that the stable products are ordered δ-β-γ-α-G-I-F-H-E. Moreover, the intermediate chains B and ε map in the capsid region, whereas the intermediate chain D maps in the E region. This order is largely consistent with previously established relationships of the viral polypeptides and thus indicates that pactamycin is a valid tool for “genetic” mapping of polycistronic RNA molecules with single initiation sites.
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