Altered utilization of splice sites and 5' termini in late RNAs produced by leader region mutants of simian virus 40

We compared the 5' termini and splices of the late 16S and 19S RNAs synthesized by wild-type simian virus 40 and five mutants containing deletions in their late leader region. All mutants produced more unspliced 19S RNA than did wild-type virus, and in two mutants, unspliced 19S RNA constituted more than 60% of the total 19S species. The other three mutants each utilized predominantly a different one of the three spliced species of 19S mRNA. All mutants also produced decreased quantities of 16S mRNA, indicating that they may be defective for splicing both late RNAs. None of the 5' termini of the 16S and 19S RNAs made by the five mutants predominated as in those made by the wild type. Some of the mutant 5' termini were the same as those used by the wild type, whereas others were different. Although present, the major 5'-end positions used by the wild type were frequently not used as major sites by the mutants. In addition, mutants with very similar deletion endpoints synthesized RNAs with different 5' ends. Thus, downstream mutations have a pronounced effect on the location of 5' ends of the late RNAs, and there is no obvious involvement of a measuring function in the placement of 5' ends. For all mutants and wild-type virus, the 5' termini used for 16S and 19S RNAs showed major differences, with some degree of correlation found between the 5' ends and the internal splices of specific mRNA species. A model for the regulation of simian virus 40 late gene expression is presented to explain these findings.

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