Expression of chimeric tRNA-driven antisense transcripts renders NIH 3T3 cells highly resistant to moloney murine leukemia virus replication Journal Article
| Authors: | Sullenger, B. A.; Lee, T. C.; Smith, C. A.; Ungers, G. E.; Gilboa, E. |
| Article Title: | Expression of chimeric tRNA-driven antisense transcripts renders NIH 3T3 cells highly resistant to moloney murine leukemia virus replication |
| Abstract: | NIH 3T3 cells infected with Moloney murine leukemia virus (MoMLV) express high levels of virus-specific RNA. To inhibit replication of the virus, we stably introduced chimeric tRNA genes encoding antisense templates into NIH 3T3 cells via a retroviral vector. Efficient expression of hybrid tRNA-MoMLV antisense transcripts and inhibition of MoMLV replication were dependent on the use of a particular type of retroviral vector, the double-copy vector, in which the chimeric tRNA gene was inserted in the 3′ long terminal repeat. MoMLV replication was inhibited up to 97% in cells expressing antisense RNA corresponding to the gag gene and less than twofold in cells expressing antisense RNA corresponding to the pol gene. RNA and protein analyses suggest that inhibition was exerted at the level of translation. These results suggest that RNA polymerase III-based antisense inhibition systems can be used to inhibit highly expressed viral genes and render cells resistant to viral replication via intracellular immunization strategies. |
| Keywords: | nonhuman; flow cytometry; dna replication; animal cell; mouse; animal; mice; cell line; transcription, genetic; animalia; genetic vectors; chimera; gene expression regulation; rna viruses; murinae; virus replication; transfer rna; rna, transfer; moloney leukemia oncovirus; moloney murine leukemia virus; complementary rna; rna, antisense; templates, genetic; priority journal; article; oncovirinae; support, non-u.s. gov't; support, u.s. gov't, p.h.s.; translation, genetic |
| Journal Title: | Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| ISSN: | 0270-7306 |
| Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology |
| Date Published: | 1990-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 6512 |
| End Page: | 6523 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1128/mcb.10.12.6512 |
| PUBMED: | 2247070 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC362928 |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 27 January 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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