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The 3' mRNA I-shaped structure of maize necrotic streak virus binds to eukaryotic translation factors for eIF4F-mediated translation initiation.

Unlike the mRNAs of their eukaryotic hosts, many RNAs of viruses lack a 5' m7 GpppN cap and the 3' polyadenosine tail, and yet they are translated efficiently. Plant RNA viruses, in particular, have complex structures within their mRNA UTRs that allow them to bypass some cellular translation control steps. In the 3' UTR of maize necrotic streak virus (MNeSV), an I-shaped RNA structure (ISS) has been shown to bind eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF)4F and to mediate viral translation initiation. A 5'-3' RNA "kissing-loop" interaction is required for optimal translation. However, the details of how the 3' ISS mediates translation initiation are not well understood. Here, we studied the binding of the 3' ISS with eIFs. The eIF4A-eIF4B complex was found to increase binding affinity of eIF4F with the 3' ISS by 4-fold (from KD = 173 ± 34 nm to KD = 48 ± 11 nm). Pre-steady-state analysis indicated that the eIF4A-eIF4B complex increased the RNA association rate and decreased the dissociation rate in an ATP-independent manner. Furthermore, our findings suggest that eIF4F could promote binding of the 3' ISS with the MNeSV 5'UTR, enhancing the long-distance kissing-loop interaction. However, the association of the 5'UTR with the 3' ISS-eIF4F complex did not increase 40S ribosomal subunit binding affinity. These quantitative results suggest a stepwise model in which the first committed step is eIF4F binding to the 3' ISS, followed by an interaction with the 5'UTR and subsequent 40S ribosomal subunit binding.

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