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Abstract

Since the first report of frameshifting in HCV-1, its sequence has been the paradigm for examining the mechanism that directs alternative translation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome. The region encoding the core protein from this strain contains a cluster of 10 adenines at codons 8–11, which is thought to direct programmed ribosomal frameshifting (PRF), but formal evidence for this process has not been established unequivocally. To identify the mechanisms of frameshifting, this study used a bicistronic dual luciferase reporter system in a coupled transcription/translation assay. This approach revealed +1 as well as –1 frameshifting, whereas point mutations, selectively introduced between codons 8 and 11, demonstrated that PRF did not readily account for frameshifting in strain HCV-1. Sequence analysis of cDNAs derived from RNA transcribed by T7 RNA polymerase in the dual luciferase reporter system, as well as in both a subgenomic replicon and an infectious clone derived from strain JFH1, identified additions and deletions of adenines between codons 8 and 11 due to transcriptional slippage (TS). Moreover, RNA isolated from cells infected with virus generated by JFH1 containing the A-rich tract also contained heterogeneity in the adenine sequence, strongly suggesting TS by the NS5B viral polymerase. These findings have important implications for insight into frameshifting events in HCV-1 and demonstrate for the first time the involvement of transcriptional slippage in this recoding event.

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