Publication: Multiple enzyme activities of flavivirus proteins
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2006-12-01
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15282511
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Mahidol University
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Novartis Foundation Symposium. Vol.277, (2006), 74-84
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R. Padmanabhan, N. Mueller, E. Reichert, C. Yon, T. Teramoto, Y. Kono, R. Takhampunya, S. Ubol, N. Pattabiraman, B. Falgout, V. K. Ganesh, K. Murthy Multiple enzyme activities of flavivirus proteins. Novartis Foundation Symposium. Vol.277, (2006), 74-84. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/23463
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Multiple enzyme activities of flavivirus proteins
Abstract
Dengue viruses (DENV) have 5′-capped RNA genomes of (+) polarity and encode a single polyprotein precursor that is processed into mature viral proteins. NS2B, NS3 and NS5 proteins catalyse/activate enzyme activities that are required for key processes in the virus life cycle. The heterodimeric NS2B/NS3 is a serine protease required for processing. Using a high-throughput protease assay, we screened a small molecule chemical library and identified ∼200 compounds having ≥50% inhibition. Moreover, NS3 exhibits RNA-stimulated NTPase, RNA helicase and the 5′-RNA triphosphatase activities. The NTPase and the 5′-RTPase activities of NS3 are stimulated by interaction with NS5. Moreover, the conserved, positively charged motif in DENV-2 NS3,184RKRK, is required for RNA binding and modulates the RNA-dependent enzyme activities of NS3. To study viral replication, a variety of methods are used such as the in vitro RNA-dependent RNA polymerase assays that utilize lysates from DENV-2-infected mosquitoor mammalian cells or the purified NS5 along with exogenous short subgenomic viral RNAs or the replicative intracellular membrane-bound viral RNAs as templates. In addition, a cell-based DENV-2 replicon RNA encoding a luciferase reporter is also used to examine the role of cis-acting elements within the 3′ UTR and the RKRK motif in viral replication. Copyright © Novartis Foundation 2006.