Date of Award
1-12-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Margo A. Brinton - Chair
Second Advisor
Zehava Eichenbaum
Third Advisor
Teryl K. Frey
Abstract
The flavivirus resistance gene, Flv, in mice has been identified as 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase 1b (Oas1b). Susceptible mice produce a protein that is truncated (Oas1btr) at the C-terminus due to a premature stop codon encoded by a C820T transition. Mice produce 8 Oas1 proteins, Oas1a-Oas1h. In the present study, Oas1a, Oas1b and Oas1btr were expressed as MBP-fusion proteins in bacteria and purified. 2-5A synthetase activity was demonstrated using MBP-Oas1a, while neither MBP-Oas1b nor MBP-Oas1btr were functionally active. The 2-5A synthetase activity of MBP-Oas1a was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by the addition of MBP-Oas1b but not MBPOas1btr. Finally, three RNA probes were synthesized from the 3' end of the WNV Eg101 genome and used to test the ability of the expressed Oas1 proteins to bind to viral RNA. Results of the RNA binding activity assays suggest Oas1 proteins may specifically interact with regions of WNV RNA.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059198
Recommended Citation
Elbahesh, Husni, "Functional Analysis of the Murine Oligoadenylate Synthetase 1b (Oas1b)." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059198