High-temperature inducible cell-free transcription and replication of double-stranded RNAs within the parasitic protozoan Cryptosporidium parvum
Sporozoites of the protozoan parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, were found to contain free, full-size plus strands transcribed from two extrachromosomal, cytoplasmic, virus-like double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs). Cell-free transcription and replication of both dsRNAs were observed in crude sporozoite lys...
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Published in | Virology (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 245; no. 2; pp. 331 - 337 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
05.06.1998
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Summary: | Sporozoites of the protozoan parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, were found to contain free, full-size plus strands transcribed from two extrachromosomal, cytoplasmic, virus-like double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs). Cell-free transcription and replication of both dsRNAs were observed in crude sporozoite lysates. RNA polymerase activity was found to be dependent upon addition of Mg2+ or Mn2+, as well as the four ribonucleoside triphosphates, and was insensitive to inhibitors of cellular DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Semiconservative transcription of the dsRNAs (plus strand synthesis) was observed at a wide range of temperatures, with an optimum of 50 degrees C. In contrast, replication (minus strand synthesis) was detected only at 50 and 60 degrees C. |
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ISSN: | 0042-6822 1096-0341 |
DOI: | 10.1006/viro.1998.9181 |