Skip to main content

Regulation of Orthopoxvirus Gene Expression

  • Conference paper
Poxviruses

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 163))

Abstract

Poxviruses differ from the other major groups of DNA viruses with regard to their use of the cytoplasm, rather than the nucleus, as the site of transcription. Consistent with this strategy, poxviruses encode their own DNA-dependent RNA polymerase as well as many—if not all—of the additional enzymes and factors needed to synthesize functional capped, methylated, and polyadenylated mRNA. Furthermore, all of the factors necessary for transcription of the early class of genes are packaged within the virus particle allowing viral mRNA to form within minutes after infection. A cascade of events follows involving DNA replication and the synthesis of an assortment of trans-acting factors and leading to the expression of successive classes of viral genes.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Ahn B-Y, Moss B (1989) Capped poly(A) leader of variable lengths at the 5′ ends of vaccinia virus late mRNAs. J Virol 63: 226–232

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ahn B-Y, Jones EV, Moss B (1990) Identification of the vaccinia virus gene encoding an 18 kilodalton subunit of RNA polymerase and demonstration of a 5′ poly(A) leader on its early transcript. J Virol 64: in press

    Google Scholar 

  • Allison LA, Moyle M, Shales M, Ingles CJ (1985) Extensive homology among the largest subunits of eukaryotic and prokaryotic RNA polymerases. Cell 42: 599–610

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Archard LC (1983) Synthesis of full-length, virus genomic DNA by nuclei of vaccinia-infected HeLa cells. J Gen Virol 64: 2561–2575

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Arzoglou P, Drillien R, Kirn A (1978) Evidence for an alkaline protease in vaccinia virus. Virology 95:211–214

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bajszar G, Wittek R, Weir JP, Moss B (1983) Vaccinia virus thymidine kinase and neighboring genes: mRNAs and polypeptides of wild type virus and putative nonsense mutants. J Virol 45: 62–72

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Barbosa E, Moss B (1978a) mRNA (nucleoside-2′-)-methyltransferase from vaccinia virus. Characteristics and substrate specificity. J Biol Chem 253: 7698–7702

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Barbosa E, Moss B (1978b) mRNA (nucleoside-2′-)-methyltransferase from vaccinia virus. Purification and physical properties. J Biol Chem 253: 7692–7697

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Baroudy BM, Moss B (1980) Purification and characterization of a DNA-dependent RNA polymerase from vaccinia virions. J Biol Chem 255: 4372–4380

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Baroudy BM, Venkatesan S, Moss B (1982) Incompletely base-paired flip-flop terminal loops link the two DNA strands of the vaccinia virus genome into one uninterrupted polynucleotide chain. Cell 28: 315–324

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bauer WR, Ressner EC, Kates J, Patzke J (1977) A DNA nicking-closing enzyme encapsidated in vaccinia virus: partial purification and properties. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 74: 1841–1845

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Belle Isle H, Venkatesan S, Moss B (1981) Cell-free translation of early and late mRNAs selected by hybridization to cloned DNA fragments derived from the left 14 million to 72 million daltons of the vaccinia virus genome. Virology 112: 306–317

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bertholet C, Drillien R, Wittek R (1985) One hundred base pairs of 5′ flanking sequence of a vaccinia virus late gene are sufficient to temporally regulate transcription. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 82: 2096–2100

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bertholet C, Stocco P, Van Meir E, Wittek R (1986) Functional analysis of the 5′ flanking sequence of a vaccinia virus late gene. EMBO J 5: 1951–1957

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bertholet C, Van Meir E, ten Heggeler-Bordier B, Wittek R (1987) Vaccinia virus produces late mRNAs by discontinuous synthesis. Cell 50: 153–162

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bolden A, Pedrali-Noy G, Weissbach A (1979) Vaccinia virus infection of the HeLa cells II. Disparity between cytoplasmic and nuclear viral specific RNA. Virology 94: 138–145

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Boone RF, Moss B (1977) Methylated 5′ terminal sequences of vaccinia virus mRNA species made in vivo at early and late times after infection. Virology 79: 67–80

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Boone RF, Moss B (1978) Sequence complexity and relative abundance of vaccinia virus mRNAs synthesized in vivo and in vitro. J Virol 26: 554–569

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Boone RF, Parr RP, Moss B (1979) Intermolecular duplexes formed from polyadenylated vaccinia virus RNA. J Virol 30: 365–374

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bossart W, Nuss DL, Paoletti E (1978) Effect of UV irradiation on the expression of vaccinia virus gene products synthesized in a cell-free system coupling transcription and translation. J Virol 26: 673–680

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Broyles SS, Moss B (1986) Homology between RNA polymerases of poxviruses, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes: nucleotide sequence and transcriptional analysis of vaccinia virus genes encoding 147-kDa and 22-kDa subunits. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 83: 3141–3145

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Broyles SS, Moss B (1987a) Identification of the vaccinia virus gene encoding nucleoside triphosphate phosphohydrolase I, a DNA-dependent ATPase. J Virol 61: 1738–1742

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Broyles SS, Moss B (1987b) Sedimentation of an RNA polymerase complex from vaccinia virus that specifically initiates and terminates transcription. Mol Cell Biol 7: 7–14

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Broyles SS, Moss B (1988) DNA-dependent ATPase activity associated with vaccinia virus early transcription factor. J Biol Chem 263: 10761–10765

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Broyles SS, Yuen L, Shuman S, Moss B (1988) Purification of a factor required for transcription of vaccinia virus early genes. J Biol Chem 263: 10754–10760

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Carrasco L, Bravo R (1986) Specific proteins synthesized during the viral lytic cycle in vaccinia virus-infected HeLa cells: analysis by high-resolution two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. J Virol 58: 569–577

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chamberlin MJ (1976) RNA polymerase. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY Chang A, Metz DH (1976) Further investigations on the mode of entry of vaccinia virus into cells. J Gen Virol 32: 275–282

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cochran MA, Mackett M, Moss B (1985a) Eukaryotic transient expression system dependent on transcription factors and regulatory DNA sequences of vaccinia virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 82: 19–23

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cochran MA, Puckett C, Moss B (1985b) In vitro mutagenesis of the promoter region for a vaccinia virus gene: evidence for tandem early and late regulatory signals. J Virol 54: 30–37

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cohrs RJ, Condit RC, Pacha RF, Thompson CL, Sharma OK (1989) Modulation of ppp(A2′p)nA-dependent RNase by a temperature sensitive mutant of vaccinia virus. J Virol 63: 948–951

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Colby C, Jurale C, Kates JR (1971) Mechanism of synthesis of vaccinia virus double-stranded ribonucleic acid in vivo and in vitro. J Virol 7: 71–76

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Condit RC, Motyczka A (1981) Isolation and preliminary characterization of temperature-sensitive mutants of vaccinia virus. Virology 113: 224–241

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cooper JA, Moss B (1978) Transcription of vaccinia virus mRNA coupled to translation in vitro. Virology 88: 149–165

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cooper JA, Moss B, Katz E (1970) Inhibition of vaccinia virus late protein synthesis by isatin-β-thiosemicarbazone. Characterization and in vitro translation of viral mRNA. Virology 96: 381–392

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cooper JA, Wittek R, Moss B (1981a) Extension of the transcriptional and translational map of the left end of the vaccinia virus genome to 21 kilobase pairs. J Virol 39: 733–745

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cooper JA, Wittek R, Moss B (1981b) Hybridization selection and cell-free translation of mRNAs encoded within the inverted terminal repetition of the vaccinia virus genome. J Virol 37: 284–294

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Corden JL, Cadena DL, Ahearn JM, Dahmus ME (1985) A unique structure at the carboxyl terminus of the largest subunit of eukaryotic RNA polymerase II. Proc Nat Acad Sci USA 82: 7934–7938

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Coupar BEH, Boyle DB, Both GW (1987) Effect of in vitro mutations in a vaccinia virus early promoter region monitored by herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase expression in recombinant vaccinia virus. J Gen Virol 68: 2299–2309

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dales S, Kajioka R (1964) The cycle of multiplication of vaccinia virus in Earle’s strain L cells. I Uptake and penetration Virology 24: 278–294

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Davison AJ, Moss B (1989a) The structure of vaccinia virus early promoters J Mol Biol 210: 749–769

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Davison AJ, Moss B (1989b) The structure of vaccinia virus late promoters. J Mol Biol 210: 771–784

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • de Magistris L, Stunnenberg HG (1988) Cis-acting sequences affecting the length of the poly(A) head of vaccinia virus late transcripts. Nucleic Acids Res 16: 3141–3156

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • DeLange AM (1989) Identification of temperature-sensitive mutants of vaccinia virus that are defective in conversion of concatemeric replicative intermediates to the mature linear DNA genome. J Virol 63: 2437–2444

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Earl PL, Hiigin AW, Moss B (1990) Removal of cryptic poxvirus transcription termination signals from the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope gene enhances expression and immunogenicity of a recombinant vaccinia vins. J Virol 64: 2448–2451

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Earl PL, Moss B (1989) Vaccinia virus. Genetic maps 1989. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

    Google Scholar 

  • Earl PL, Jones EV, Moss B (1986) Homology between DNA polymerases of poxviruses, herpesviruses, and adenoviruses: nucleotide sequence of the vaccinia virus DNA polymerase gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 83: 3659–3663

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ensinger MJ (1987) Phenotypic characterization of temperature-sensitive mutants of vaccinia virus with mutations in a 125000-Mr subunit of the virion-associated DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. J Virol 61: 1842–1850

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Essani K, Dales S (1979) Biogenesis of vaccinia: evidence for more than 100 polypeptides in the virion. Virology 95: 385–394

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Fogelsong PD (1985) In vitro transcription of a cloned vaccinia virus gene by a soluble extract prepared from vaccinia virus-infected HeLa cells J Virol 53: 822–826

    Google Scholar 

  • Fogelsong PD, Bauer WR (1984) Effects of ATP and inhibitory factors on the activity of vaccinia virus type 1 topoisomerase. J Virol 49: 1–8

    Google Scholar 

  • Gafford LG, Mitchell EB, Randall CC (1976) Virus-specific RNA and DNA in nuclei of cells infected with fowlpox virus. Virology 69: 1–14

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Garon CF, Barbosa E, Moss B (1978) Visualization of an inverted terminal repetition in vaccinia virus DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 74: 4863–4867

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Gershon PD, Moss B (1990) Early transcription factor subunits are encoded by vaccinia virus late genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87: in press

    Google Scholar 

  • Gershowitz A, Moss B (1979) Abortive transcription products of vaccinia virus are guanylylated, methylated and polyadenylylated. J Virol 31: 849–853

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gershowitz A, Boone RF, Moss B (1978) Multiple roles for ATP in the synthesis and processing of mRNA by vaccinia virus: specific inhibitory effects of adenosine (β,γ-imido) triphosphate. J Virol 27: 399–408

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Geshelin P, Berns KI (1974) Characterization and localization of the naturally occurring cross-links in vaccinia virus DNA. J Mol Biol 88: 785–796

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Golini F, Kates JR (1985) A soluble transcription system derived from purified vaccinia virions. J Virol 53: 205–213

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Guo P, Moss B (1990) Interaction and mutual stabilization of the two subunits of vaccinia virus mRNA capping enzyme co-expressed in Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87: in press

    Google Scholar 

  • Hanngi M, Bannwarth W, Stunnenberg HG (1986) Conserved TAAAT motif in vaccinia virus late promoters: overlapping TATA box and site of transcription initiation. EMBO J 5: 1071–1076

    Google Scholar 

  • Harper JM, Parsonage MT, Pelham HR, Darby G (1978) Heat inactivation of vaccinia virus particle-associated functions: properties of heated particles in vivo and in vitro. J Virol 26: 646–659

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Henikoff S, Cohen EH (1984) Sequences responsible for transcription termination on a gene segment in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 4: 1515–1520

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Holowczak JA (1972) Uncoating of poxviruses. 1. Detection and characterization of subviral particles in the uncoating process. Virology 50: 216–232

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hooda-Dhingra U, Thompson CL, Condit RC (1989) Detailed phenotypic characterization of five temperature-sensitive mutants in the 22- and 147-kilodalton subunits of vaccinia virus DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. J Virol 63: 714–729

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hruby DE, Ball LA (1981) Control of expression of the vaccinia virus thymidine kinase gene. J Virol 40: 456–464

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hruby DE, Lynn DL, Kates JR (1979) Vaccinia virus replication requires active participation of the host cell transcriptional apparatus. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 76: 1887–1890

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ichihashi Y, Oie M, Tsuruhara T (1984) Location of DNA-binding proteins and disulfide-linked proteins in vaccinia virus structural elements. J Virol 50: 929–938

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ink BS, Pickup DJ (1990) Vaccinia virus directs the synthesis of early mRNAs containing 5′ poly(A) sequences, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87: 1536–1540

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Joklik WK (1964a) The intracellular uncoating of poxvirus DNA. I. The fate of radioactively-labeled rabbitpox virus. J Mol Biol 8: 263–276

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Joklik WK (1964b) The intracellular uncoating of poxvirus DNA. II. The molecular basis of the uncoating process. J Mol Biol 8: 277–288

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Jones EV, Puckett C, Moss B (1987) DNA-dependent RNA polymerase subunits encoded within the vaccinia virus genome. J Virol 61: 1765–1771

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kao S, Ressner E, Kates J, Bauer WR (1981) Purification and characterization of a superhelix binding protein from vaccinia virus. Virology 111: 500–508

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kassavetis GA, Zentner PG, Geiduschek EP (1986) Transcription at bacteriophage T4 variant late promoters. An application of a newly devised promoter-mapping method involving RNA chain retraction. J Biol Chem 261: 14256–14265

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kates J, Beeson J (1970a) Ribonucleic acid synthesis in vaccinia virus. II. Synthesis of polyriboadenylic acid. J Mol Biol 50: 19–23

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kates J, Beeson J (1970b) Ribonucleic acid synthesis in vaccinia virus. I. The mechanism of synthesis and release of RNA in vaccinia cores. J Mol Biol 50: 1–18

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kates JR, McAuslan B (1967a) Messenger RNA synthesis by a “coated” viral genome. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 57: 314–320

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kates JR, McAuslan BR (1967b) Poxvirus DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 58: 134–141

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kaverin NV, Varich NL, Surgay VV, Chernos VI (1975) A quantitative estimation of poxvirus genome fraction transcribed as early and late mRNA. Virology 65: 112–119

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Keck JG, Baldick CJ Jr, Moss B (1990) Role of DNA replication in vaccinia virus gene expression: a naked template is required for transcription of three late transactivator genes. Cell 60: in press

    Google Scholar 

  • Keith J, Gershowitz A, Moss B (1980) Dinucleotide sequences at the 5′ ends of vaccinia virus mRNAs synthesized in vitro. J Virol 36: 601–605

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kleiman JH, Moss B (1975a) Purification of a protein kinase and two phosphate acceptor proteins from vaccinia virions. J Biol Chem 250: 2420–2429

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kleiman JH, Moss B (1975b) Characterization of a protein kinase and two phosphate acceptor proteins from vaccinia virions. J Biol Chem 250: 2430–2437

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kotwal GJ, Hugin AW, Moss B (1989) Mapping and insertional mutagenesis of a vaccinia virus gene encoding a 13,800-Da secreted protein. Virology. 171: 579–587

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kunzi MS, Traktman P (1989) Genetic evidence for involvement of vaccinia virus DNA-dependent ATPase I in intermediate and late gene expression. J Virol 63: 3999–4010

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • LaColla P, Weissbach A (1975) Vaccinia virus infection of HeLa cells. I. Synthesis of vaccinia DNA in host cell nuclei. J Virol 15: 305–315

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lakritz N, Fogelsong PD, Reddy M, Baum S, Hurwitz J, Bauer WR (1985) A vaccinia virus DNase preparation which cross-links superhelical DNA. J Virol 53: 935–943

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lee-Chen GJ, Niles EG (1988) Transcription and translation mapping of the 13 genes in the vaccinia virus HindII D fragment. Virology 163: 52–63

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lee-Chen GJ, Bourgeois N, Davidson K, Condit RC, Niles EG (1988) Structure of the transription initiation and termination sequences of seven early genes in the vaccinia virus HindIII D fragment. Virology. 163: 64–79

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mackett M, Smith GL, Moss B (1982) Vaccinia virus: a selectable eukaryotic cloning and expression vector. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 79: 7415–7419

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mahr A, Roberts BE (1984a) Organization of six early transcripts synthesized from a vaccinia virus EcoRI fragment. J Virol 49: 479–509

    Google Scholar 

  • Mahr A, Roberts BE (1984b) Arrangement of late RNAs transcribed from a 7.1 kilobase EcoRI vaccinia virus DNA fragment. J Virol 49: 510–520

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mars M, Beaud G (1987) Characterization of vaccinia virus early promoters and evaluation of their information content. J Mol Biol 198: 619–631

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Martin CT, Muller DK, Coleman JE (1988) Processivity in early stages of transcription by T7 RNA polymerase. Biochemistry 27: 3966–3974

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Martin SA, Moss B (1975) Modification of RNA by mRNA guanylyltransferase and mRNA (guanine-7-)methyl-transferase from vaccinia virions. J Biol Chem 250: 9330–9335

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Martin SA, Moss B (1976) mRNA guanylyltransferase and mRNA (guanine-7-)methyltransferase from vaccinia virions. Donors and acceptor substrate activities. J Biol Chem 251: 7313–7321.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Martin SA, Paoletti E, Moss B (1975) Purification of mRNA guanylyltransferase and mRNA (guanine-7-)methyltransferase from vaccinia virus. J Biol Chem 250: 9322–9329

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • McAuslan BR (1963a) The induction and repression of thymidine kinase in the poxvirus-infected HeLa cell. Virology 21: 383–389

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • McAuslan BR (1963b) Control of induced thymidine kinase activity in the poxvirus infected cell. Virology. 20: 162–168

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Merchlinsky M, Garon C, Moss B (1988) Molecular cloning and sequence of the concatemer junction from vaccinia virus replicative DNA: viral nuclease cleavage sites in cruciform structures. J Mol Biol 199: 399–413

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Miner JN, Hruby DE (1989) DNA sequences that regulate expression of a vaccinia virus late gene (L65) and interact with a DNA-binding protein from infected cells. J Virol 63: 2726–2736

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Miner JN, Weinrich SL, Hruby DE (1988) Molecular dissection of cis-acting regulatory elements from 5′-proximal regions of a vaccinia virus late gene cluster. J Virol 62: 297–304

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Minnegan H, Moyer RW (1985) Intracellular localization of rabbit poxvirus nucleic acid within infected cells as determined by in situ hybridization. J Virol 55: 634–643

    Google Scholar 

  • Morgan JR, Cohen LK, Roberts BE (1984) Identification of the DNA sequences encoding the large subunit of the mRNA capping enzyme of vaccinia virus. J Virol 52: 206–214

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Morrison DK, Moyer RW (1986) Detection of a subunit of cellular Pol II within highly purified preparations of RNA polymerase isolated from poxvirus virions. Cell 44: 587–596

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Morrison DK, Carter JK, Moyer RW (1985) Isolation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies directed against two subunits of rabbit poxvirus-associated DNA-directed RNA polymerase. J Virol 55: 670–680

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Moss B, Salzman NP (1968) Sequential protein synthesis following vaccinia virus infection. J Virol 2: 1016–1027

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Moss B, Rosenblum EN, Garon CF (1973) Glycoprotein synthesis in cells infected with vaccinia virus. III. Purification and biosynthesis of the virion glycoprotein. Virology 55: 143–156

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Moss B, Rosenblum EN, Gershowitz A (1975) Characterization of a polyriboadenylate polymerase from vaccinia virions. J Biol Chem 250: 4722–4729

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Moss B, Gershowitz A, Wei CM, Boone R (1976) Formation of the guanylylated and methylated 5′ terminus of vaccinia virus mRNA. Virology 72: 341–351

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Munyon WH, Kit S (1966) Induction of cytoplasmic ribonucleic acid synthesis in vaccinia-infected LM cells during inhibition of protein synthesis. Virology 29: 303–306

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Munyon WE, Paoletti E, Grace JT Jr. (1967) RNA polymerase activity in purified infectious vaccinia virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 58: 2280–2288

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Muthukrishnan S, Moss B, Cooper JA, Maxwell ES (1978) Influence of 5′ terminal cap structure on the initiation of translation of vaccinia virus mRNA. J Biol Chem 253: 1710–1715

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Nevins JR, Joklik WK (1977a) Isolation and partial characterization of the poly(A) polymerases from HeLa cells infected with vaccinia virus. J Biol Chem 252: 6939–6947

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Nevins JR, Joklik WK (1977b) Isolation and properties of the vaccinia virus-DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. J Biol Chem 252: 6930–6938

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Niles EG, Lee-Chen G-J, Shuman S, Moss B, Broyles SS (1989) Vaccinia virus gene D12L encodes the small subunit of the viral mRNA capping enzyme. Virology 172: 513–522

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Oda K, Joklik WK (1967) Hybridization and sedimentation studies on “early” and “late” vaccinia messenger RNA. J Mol Biol 27: 395–419

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Opperman H, Koch G (1976) On the regulation of protein syntheis in vaccinia virus infected cells. J Gen Virol 32: 261–273

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Pacha RF, Condit RC (1985) Characterization of a temperature-sensitive mutant of vaccinia virus reveals a novel function that prevents virus-induced breakdown of RNA. J Virol 56: 395–403

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Paoletti E (1977a) High molecular weight virion-associated RNA of vaccinia. A possible precursor to 8 to 12S mRNA. J Biol Chem 252: 872–877

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Paoletti E (1977b) In vitro synthesis of a high molecular weight virion-associated RNA by vaccinia. J Biol Chem 252: 866–871

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Paoletti E, Grady LJ (1977) Transcriptional complexity of vaccinia virus in vivo and in vitro. J Virol 23:608–615

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Paoletti E, Lipinskas BR (1978a) The role of ATP in the biogenesis of vaccinia virus mRNA in vitro. Virology 87: 317–325

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Paoletti E, Lipinskas BR (1978b) Soluble endoribonuclease activity from vaccinia virus-specific cleavage of virion-associated high-molecular-weight RNA. J Virol 26: 822–824

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Paoletti E, Cooper N, Moss B (1974a) Regulation of synthesis of two immunologically distinct nucleic acid-dependent nucleoside triphosphate phosphohydrolases in vaccinia virus-infected HeLa cells. J Virol 14: 578–586

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Paoletti E, Cooper N, Moss B (1974b) Two nucleic acid-dependent nucleoside triphosphate phosphohydrolases from vaccinia virus. Nucleotide substrate and polynucleotide cofactor specificities. J Biol Chem 249: 3281–3286

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Paoletti E, Rosemond-Hornbeak H, Moss B (1974c) Two nucleic acid-dependent nucleoside triphosphate phosphohydrolases from vaccinia virus: Purification and characterization. J Biol Chem 249: 3273–3280

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Paoletti E, Lipinskas B, Panicali D (1980) Capped and polyadenylated low-molecular-weight RNA synthesized by vaccinia virus in vitro. J Virol 33: 208–219

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Patel DD, Pickup DJ (1987) Messenger RNAs of a strongly-expressed late gene of cowpox virus contains a 5′-terminal poly(A) leader. EMBO J 6: 3787–3794

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Patel DD, Pickup DJ (1989) The second-largest subunit of the poxvirus RNA polymerase is similar to the corresponding subunits of procaryotic and eucaryotic RNA polymerases. J Virol 63: 1076–1086

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pelham HRB (1977) Use of coupled transcription and translation to study mRNA production by vaccinia cores. Nature 269: 532–534

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pelham HRB, Sykes JMM, Hunt T (1978) Characteristics of a coupled cell-free transcription and translation system directed by vaccinia cores. Eur J Biochem 82: 199–209

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pennington TH (1974) Vaccinia virus polypeptide synthesis: sequential appearance and stability of pre- and post-replicative polypeptides. J Gen Virol 25: 433–444

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pennington TH, Follett EA (1974) Vaccinia virus replication in enucleated BSC-1 cells: particle production and synthesis of viral DNA and proteins. J Virol 13: 488–493

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Plucienniczak A, Schroeder E, Zettelmeissl G, Streeck RE (1985) Nucleotide sequence of a cluster of early and late genes in a conserved segment of the vaccinia virus genome. Nucleic Acids Res 13:985–998

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pogo BGT, Dales S (1969a) Two deoxyribonuclease activities within purified vaccinia virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 63: 820–827

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pogo BGT, Dales S (1969b) Regulation of the synthesis of nucleotide phosphohydrolase and neutral deoxyribonuclease. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 63: 1297–1303

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pogo BGT, O’Shea MT (1977) Further characterization of deoxyribonucleases from vaccinia virus. Virology 77: 55–66

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Prescott DM, Kates J, Kirkpatrick JB (1971) Replication of vaccinia virus DNA in enucleated L-cells. J Mol Biol 59: 505–508

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Proudfoot NJ, Brownlee GG (1976) 3′ non-coding region sequences in eucaryotic messenger RNA. Nature 263: 211–214

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Puckett C, Moss B (1983) Selective transcription of vaccinia virus genes in template dependent soluble extracts of infected cells. Cell 35: 441–448

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Reddy MK, Bauer WR (1989) Activation of the vaccinia virus nicking-joining enzyme by trypsinization. J Biol Chem 264: 443–449

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rodriguez JF, Kahn JS, Esteban M (1986) Molecular cloning, encoding sequence, and expression of vaccinia virus nucleic acid-dependent nucleoside triphosphatase gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 83:9566–9570

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rohrmann G, Moss B (1985) Transcription of vaccinia virus early genes by a template-dependent soluble extract of purified virions. J Virol 56: 349–355

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rohrmann G, Yuen L, Moss B (1986) Transcription of vaccinia virus early genes by enzymes isolated from vaccinia virions terminates downstream of a regulatory sequence. Cell 46: 1029–1035

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rosel J, Moss B (1985) Transcriptional and translational mapping and nucleotide sequence analysis of a vaccinia virus gene encoding the precursor of the major core polypeptide 4b. J Virol 56: 830–838

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rosel JL, Earl PL, Weir JP, Moss B (1986) Conserved TAAATG sequence at the transcriptional and translational initiation sites of vaccinia virus late genes deduced by structural and functional analysis of the HindIII H genome fragment. J Virol 60: 436–439

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rosemond-Hornbeak H, Moss B (1974) Single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid-specific nuclease from vaccinia virus. Endonucleolytic and exonucleolytic activities. J Biol Chem 249: 3292–3296

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rosemond-Hornbeak H, Paoletti E, Moss B (1974) Single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid-specific nuclease from vaccinia virus. Purification and characterization. J Biol Chem 249: 3287–3291

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Roth MJ, Hurwitz J (1984) RNA capping by the vaccinia virus guanylyltransferase. Structure of enzyme-guanylate intermediate. J Biol Chem 259: 13488–13494

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sarov I, Joklik WK (1972) Characterization of intermediates in the uncoating of vaccinia virus DNA. Virology 50: 593–602

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sato K, Ito R, Baek K-H, Aggarwal K (1988) A specific DNA sequence controls termination of transcription in the gastrin gene. Mol Cell Biol 6: 1032–1043

    Google Scholar 

  • Schwer B, Stunnenberg HG (1988) Vaccinia virus late transcripts generated in vitro have a poly(A) head. EMBO J. 7: 1183–1190

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Schwer B, Visca P, Vos JC, Stunnenberg HG (1987) Discontinuous transcription or RNA processing of vaccinia virus late messengers results in a 5′ poly(A) leader. Cell. 50: 163–169

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sebring ED, Salzman NP (1967) Metabolic properties of early and late vaccinia messenger ribonucleic acid. J Virol 1: 550–575

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shaffer R, Traktman P (1987) Vaccinia virus encapsidates a novel topoisomerase with the properties of a eucaryotic type I enzyme. J Biol Chem 262: 9309–9315

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shepard B, Panicali D, Huang C (1989) Transient expression system to measure the efficiency of vaccinia promoter regions. Plasmid. 18: 16–23

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Shuman E, Spencer E, Furneaux H, Hurwitz J (1980) The role of ATP in in vitro vaccinia virus RNA synthesis. Effects of AMP-PNP and ATPγS. J Biol Chem 255: 5396–5403

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shuman S (1989) Functional domains of vaccinia virus mRNA capping enzyme. Analysis by limited tryptic digestion. J Biol Chem 264: 9690–9695

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shuman S, Hurwitz J (1981) Mechanism of mRNA capping by vaccinia virus guanylyltransferase: characterization of an enzyme-guanylate intermediate. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 78: 187–191

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shuman S, Moss B (1987) Identification of a vaccinia virus gene encoding a type I DNA topoisomerase. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 84: 7478–7482

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shuman S, Moss B (1988a) Factor-dependent transcription termination by vaccinia virus RNA polymerase: evidence that the cis-acting termination signal is in nascent RNA. J Biol Chem 263:6220–6225

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shuman S, Moss B (1988b) Vaccinia virus poly(A) polymerase: specificity for nucleotides and nucleotide analogs. J Biol Chem 263: 8405–8412

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shuman S, Moss B (1989) Bromouridine triphosphate inhibits transcription termination and mRNA release by vaccinia virions. J Biol Chem (in press)

    Google Scholar 

  • Shuman S, Surks M, Furneaux H, Hurwitz J (1980) Purification and characterization of a GTP-pyrophosphate exchange activity from vaccinia virions. Association of the GTP-pyrophosphate exchange activity with vaccinia mRNA guanylyltransferase-RNA (guanine-7-)methyltransferase complex capping enzyme. J Biol Chem 255: 11588–11598

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shuman S, Broyles SS, Moss B (1987) Purification and characterization of a transcription termination factor from vaccinia virions. J Biol Chem 262: 12372–12380

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shuman S, Golder M, Moss B (1988) Characterization of vaccinia virus DNA topoisomerase I expressed in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 263: 16401–16407

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shuman S, Golder M, Moss B (1989) Insertional mutagenesis of the vaccinia virus gene encoding a type 1 DNA topoisomerase: evidence that the gene is essential for virus growth. Virology 170: 302–306

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Silver M, McFadden G, Wilton S, Dales S (1979) Biogenesis of poxviruses: role for the DNA dependent RNA polymerase II of the host during expression of late function. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 76: 4122–4125

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Soloski MJ, Holowczak JA (1981) Characterization of supercoiled nucleoprotein complexes released from detergent-treated vaccinia virions. J Virol 37: 770–783

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Spencer E, Loring D, Hurwitz J, Monroy G (1978) Enzymatic conversion of 5′-phosphate terminated RNA to 5′-di-, and triphosphate-terminated RNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 75: 4793–4797

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Spencer E, Shuman S, Hurwitz J (1980) Purification and properties of vaccinia virus DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. J Biol Chem 255: 5388–5395

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Tamin A, Villarreal EC, Weinrich SL, Hruby DE (1988) Nucleotide sequence and molecular genetic analysis of the vaccinia virus HindIII N/M region encoding the genes responsible for resistance to α-amanitin. Virology 165: 141–150

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Tutas DJ, Paoletti E (1977) Purification and characterization of core-associated polynucleotide 5′-triphosphatase from vaccinia virus. J Biol Chem 252: 3092–3098

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Van Meir E, Wittek R (1988) Fine structure of the vaccinia virus gene encoding the precursor of the major core protein 4a. Arch Virol. 102: 19–27

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Varich NL, Sychova IV, Kaverin NV, Antonova TP, Chernos VI (1979) Transcription of both DNA strands of vaccinia virus genome in vivo. Virology. 96: 412–430

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Vassef A (1987) Conserved sequences near the early transcription start sites of vaccinia virus. Nucleic Acids Res. 15: 1427–1443

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Vassef A, Ben-Hamida F, Dru A, Beaud G (1982) Translational control of early protein synthesis at the late stage of vaccinia virus infection. Virology. 118: 45–53

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Vassef A, Mars M, Dru A, Plucienniczak A, Streek RE, Beaud G (1985) Isolation of cis-acting vaccinia virus DNA fragments promoting expression of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase by recombinant vaccinia viruses. J Virol 55: 1643–1672

    Google Scholar 

  • Venkatesan S, Moss B (1981) In vitro transcription of the inverted terminal repetition of the vaccinia virus genome: correspondence of initiation and cap sites. J Virol 37: 738–747

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Venkatesan S, Moss B (1982) Eukaryotic mRNA capping enzyme-guanylate covalent intermediate. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 79: 340–344

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Venkatesan S, Gershowitz A, Moss B (1980) Modification of the 5′- end of mRNA: association of RNA triphosphatase with the RNA guanylyltransferase-RNA (guanine-7-)methyltransferase complex from vaccinia virus. J Biol Chem 255: 903–908

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Venkatesan S, Baroudy BM, Moss B (1981) Distinctive nucleotide sequences adjacent to multiple initiation and termination sites of an early vaccinia virus gene. Cell. 125: 805–813

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Veomett GE, Kates JR (1973) ATP requirement for extrusion of RNA from vaccinia cores and release of RNA from nuclei in vitro. ICN-UCLA Symposium on Molecular Biology. Academic, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Villarreal EC, Hruby DE (1986) Mapping the genomic location of the gene encoding a-amanitin resistance in vaccinia virus mutants. J Virol 57: 65–70

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Villarreal EC, Roseman NA, Hruby DE (1984) Isolation of vaccinia virus mutants capable of replicating independently of the host cell nucleus. J Virol 51: 359–366

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Vos JC, Stunnenberg HG (1988) Depression of a novel class of vaccinia virus genes upon DNA replication. EMBO J. 7: 3487–3492

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wei CM, Moss B (1975) Methylated nucleotides block 5′-terminus of vaccinia virus mRNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 72: 318–322

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Weir JP, Moss B (1983) Nucleotide sequence of the vaccinia virus thymidine kinase gene and the nature of spontaneous frameshift mutations. J Virol 46: 530–537

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Weir JP, Moss B (1984) Regulation of expression and nucleotide sequence of a late vaccinia virus gene. J Virol 51: 662–669

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Weir JP, Moss B (1985) Use of a bacterial expression vector to identify the gene encoding a major core protein of vaccinia virus. J Virol 56: 534–540

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Weir JP, Moss B (1987a) Determination of the promoter region of an early vaccinia virus gene encoding thymidine kinase. Virology 158: 206–210

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Weir JP, Moss B (1987b) Determination of the transcriptional regulatory region of a vaccinia virus late gene. J Virol 61: 75–80

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wilson EM, Edbauer C, Hruby DE (1988) Characterization of a binding factor that interacts with the sequences upstream of the vaccinia virus thymidine kinase gene. Virus genes. 2: 31–48

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wilton S, Dales S (1986) Influence of RNA polymerase II upon vaccinia virus-related translation examined by means of α-amanitin. Virus Res 5: 323–341

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wing D, Weissbach A (1984) Vaccinia virus RNA polymerase associated with nuclei of infected HeLa cells. J Virol 49: 26–34

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wittek R, Moss B (1980) Tandem repeats within the inverted terminal repetition of vaccinia virus DNA. Cell 21: 277–284

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wittek R, Menna A, Muller K, Schumperli D, Bosley PG, Wyler R (1978) Inverted terminal repeats in rabbit poxvirus and vaccinia virus DNA. J Virol 28: 171–181

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wittek R, Cooper J, Barbosa E, Moss B (1980) Expression of the vaccinia virus genome—analysis and mapping of mRNAs encoded eithin the inverted terminal repetition. Cell 21: 487–493

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Woodson B (1967) Vaccinia mRNA synthesis under conditions which prevent uncoating. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 27: 169–175

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Woodson B, Joklik WK (1965) The inhibition of vaccinia virus multiplication by isatin-B-thiosemicarbazone. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 54: 946–953

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wright CF, Moss B (1987) In vitro synthesis of vaccinia virus late mRNA containing a 5′ poly(A) leader sequence. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 84: 8883–8887

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wright CF, Moss B (1989) Identification of factors specific for transcription of the late class of vaccinia virus genes. J Virol 63: 4224–4233

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yang WP, Bauer WR (1988) Purification and characterization of vaccinia virus structural protein VP8. Virology 167: 578–584

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yuen L, Moss B (1986) Multiple 3′ ends of mRNA encoding vaccinia virus growth factor occur within a series of repeated sequences downstream of T clusters. J Virol 60: 320–323

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yuen L, Moss B (1987) Oligonucleotide sequence signaling transcriptional termination of vaccinia virus early genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 84: 6417–6421

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yuen L, Davison AJ, Moss B (1987) Early promoter-binding factor from vaccinia virions. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 84: 6069–6073

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1990 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Moss, B. (1990). Regulation of Orthopoxvirus Gene Expression. In: Moyer, R.W., Turner, P.C. (eds) Poxviruses. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 163. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75605-4_2

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75605-4_2

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-75607-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-75605-4

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics