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In vitro studies suggest that poliovirus proteinase is highly unstable, as preincubation reduces its activity which can be rescued by fresh viral RNA.
Poliovirus proteinase was studied in vitro in lysates from poliovirus-infected HeLa cells. Preincubation of these lysates caused (i) a reduction in poliovirus proteinase activity and (ii) a partial dependence on exogenous mRNA for optimal translation. Proteins translated from endogenous poliovirus RNA in preincubated extracts from virus-infected HeLa cells are poorly cleaved. This cleavage deficiency is alleviated by adding fresh poliovirus RNA to the translation system, thus, allowing re-initiation to occur. This suggests that the poliovirus proteinase is highly unstable.
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