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2000

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Rnase L-Independent Specific 28s Rrna Cleavage In Murine Coronavirus-Infected Cells, Sangeeta Banerjee, Sungwhan An, Aimin Zhou, Robert H. Silverman, Shinji Makino Oct 2000

Rnase L-Independent Specific 28s Rrna Cleavage In Murine Coronavirus-Infected Cells, Sangeeta Banerjee, Sungwhan An, Aimin Zhou, Robert H. Silverman, Shinji Makino

Chemistry Faculty Publications

We characterized a novel 28S rRNA cleavage in cells infected with the murine coronavirus mouse hepatitis virus (MHV). The 28S rRNA cleavage occurred as early as 4 h postinfection (p.i.) in MHV-infected DBT cells, with the appearance of subsequent cleavage products and a decrease in the amount of intact 28S rRNA with increasing times of infection; almost all of the intact 28S rRNA disappeared by 24 h p.i. In contrast, no specific 18S rRNA cleavage was detected in infected cells. MHV-induced 28S rRNA cleavage was detected in all MHV-susceptible cell lines and all MHV strains tested. MHV replication was required …


9-Phenyl-3,4,4a,9a-Tetrahydrotriptycene And 9-Phenyl-1,2,3,4,4a,9a-Hexahydrotriptycene, John Masnovi, Shaoming Duan, Ronald J. Baker Jan 2000

9-Phenyl-3,4,4a,9a-Tetrahydrotriptycene And 9-Phenyl-1,2,3,4,4a,9a-Hexahydrotriptycene, John Masnovi, Shaoming Duan, Ronald J. Baker

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The structure of 9-phenyl-3,4,4a,9a-tetrahydrotriptycene, C26H22, (I), exhibits regiochemistry consistent with a stepwise mechanism for its formation from photocycloaddition of 1,3- cyclohexadiene and 9-phenylanthracene. Bond distances involving the bridgehead C atoms are similar in (I) and the hydrogenated derivative, 9-phenyl-1,2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydrotriptycene, C26H24, (II), with bonds to the quaternary-C atoms exhibiting significant elongation [1.581 (2) A Ê in (I) and 1.585 (2) A Ê in (II)]. The molecular geometry precludes significant overlap between the phenyl groups and the interannular bonds in both compounds, indicating that the origin of the bond lengthening is steric in nature.


Activation Of P38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase And C-Jun Nh2-Terminal Kinase By Double-Stranded Rna And Encephalomyocarditis Virus: Involvement Of Rnase L, Protein Kinase R, And Alternative Pathways, Mihail S. Iordanov, Jayashree M. Paranjape, Aimin Zhou, John Wong, Bryan R.G. Williams, Eliane F. Meurs, Robert H. Silverman, Bruce E. Magun Jan 2000

Activation Of P38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase And C-Jun Nh2-Terminal Kinase By Double-Stranded Rna And Encephalomyocarditis Virus: Involvement Of Rnase L, Protein Kinase R, And Alternative Pathways, Mihail S. Iordanov, Jayashree M. Paranjape, Aimin Zhou, John Wong, Bryan R.G. Williams, Eliane F. Meurs, Robert H. Silverman, Bruce E. Magun

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) accumulates in virus-infected mammalian cells and signals the activation of host defense pathways of the interferon system. We describe here a novel form of dsRNA-triggered signaling that leads to the stimulation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) and the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) and of their respective activators MKK3/6 and SEK1/MKK4. The dsRNA-dependent signaling to p38 MAPK was largely intact in cells lacking both RNase L and the dsRNA-activated protein kinase (PKR), i.e., the two best-characterized mediators of dsRNA-triggered antiviral responses. In contrast, activation of both MKK4 and JNK by dsRNA was greatly reduced in …