Optimization of a DNA-launched SARS-CoV-2 replicon with RNA splicing inhibitor Isoginkgetin

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We have previously developed a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC)-vectored SARS-CoV-2 replicon, namely BAC-CoV2-Rep, which, upon transfection into host cells, serves as a transcription template for SARS-CoV-2 replicon mRNA to initiate replicon replication and produce nanoluciferase (Nluc) reporter from the subgenomic viral mRNA. However, an inherent issue of such DNA-launched replicon system is that the nascent full-length replicon transcript undergoes process by host RNA splicing machinery, which reduces replicon replication and generates spliced mRNA species expressing NLuc reporter independent of replicon replication. To mitigate this problem, we employed Isoginkgetin, a universal eukaryotic host splicing inhibitor, to treat cells transfected with BAC-CoV2-Rep. Isoginkgetin effectively increased the level of full-length replicon transcripts while concurrently reducing the level of Nluc signal derived from spliced replicon mRNA, making the Nluc reporter signal more correlated with replicon replication, as evidenced by treatment with known SARS-CoV-2 replication inhibitors including Remdesivir, GC376, and EIDD-1931. Thus, our study emphasizes that host RNA splicing is a confounding factor for DNA-launched SARS-CoV-2 replicon systems, which can be mitigated by Isoginkgetin treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

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Journal of medical virology - 96(2024), 3 vom: 20. März, Seite e29547

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Hu [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Haitao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BAC
Biflavonoids
Isoginkgetin
Journal Article
MRNA splicing
RNA, Messenger
Replicon
SARS‐CoV‐2

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmv.29547

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370011538