PMID- 7470442 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19810521 LR - 20190613 IS - 0006-2960 (Print) IS - 0006-2960 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 26 DP - 1980 Dec 23 TI - Initiation of reovirus transcription by inosine 5'-triphosphate and properties of 7-methylinosine-capped, inosine-substituted messenger ribonucleic acids. PG - 5960-6 AB - Inosine 5'-triphosphate (ITP) can be utilized in place of guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP) for both the initiation and the elongation steps of reovirus transcription, resulting in the synthesis of mRNAs containing 5'-terminal m7IpppIm and internal pI. The apparent molecular weights of the I-substituted products were altered as a consequence of the absence of G-C base pairs and accompanying loss of ordered structure. The migration of I-substituted RNAs in agarose gels and glycerol gradients was similar to glyoxal-treated transcripts; i.e., it decreased 2-fold as compared to the corresponding untreated G-containing mRNAs. 7-Methylinosine-capped (m7I-capped), I-substituted transcripts readily attached to wheat germ 80S ribosomes. Unlike native G-containing mRNAs, they also formed heavier complexes that sedimented faster than 80S complexes even in the presence of the nonhydrolyzable ATP analogue AMPP(NH)P and elongation inhibitor sparsomycin. I-substituted molecules that were capped posttranscriptionally to form m7G-capped 5' ends yielded mostly 80S monosomes, consistent with a strong influence of 5'-terminal structure on initiation of translation. Under limited conditions of initiation, I-substituted RNAs outcompeted G-containing transcripts for ribosome attachment. Although the results are consistent with enhanced binding and freer movement of ribosomes on unstructured templates, synthesis of acid-precipitable polypeptides in wheat germ extract directed by I-substituted RNAs was 15-fold less than with G-containing mRNAs. FAU - Morgan, M A AU - Morgan MA FAU - Shatkin, A J AU - Shatkin AJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Biochemistry JT - Biochemistry JID - 0370623 RN - 0 (Inosine Nucleotides) RN - 0 (RNA Cap Analogs) RN - 0 (RNA Caps) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal) RN - 0 (RNA, Viral) RN - 132-06-9 (Inosine Triphosphate) SB - IM MH - Binding Sites MH - Chemical Phenomena MH - Chemistry MH - Inosine Nucleotides/*metabolism MH - Inosine Triphosphate/*metabolism MH - Mammalian orthoreovirus 3/*metabolism MH - Molecular Weight MH - RNA Cap Analogs/*metabolism MH - RNA Caps/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/*metabolism MH - RNA, Ribosomal/metabolism MH - RNA, Viral/*metabolism MH - Reoviridae/*metabolism MH - *Transcription, Genetic MH - Triticum/metabolism EDAT- 1980/12/23 00:00 MHDA- 1980/12/23 00:01 CRDT- 1980/12/23 00:00 PHST- 1980/12/23 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1980/12/23 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1980/12/23 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/bi00567a003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochemistry. 1980 Dec 23;19(26):5960-6. doi: 10.1021/bi00567a003.