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Characterization of the ribosome protected regions from ribonuclease attack establishes that wheat germ 40S and 80S ribosomes form initiation complexes with a linear conformation of STNV RNA lacking the proposed 5'-terminal loop and stem anticipated by Leung et al. {(1979) Biochemistry 18, 1361-1366}. The 5'-terminus of the small virion mRNA of the cowpea strain of tobacco mosaic virus (C(,c)-TMV) contains a m('7) (5')ppp(5')Gp... cap group. The 5'-terminal sequence of this RNA is m('7) G(5')ppp(5')GUAUUUGAUGAUGGCAUACUCGAUUCCGACUC^C(,C)AG(,C)...(' ). The codons following the consecutive AUGs match the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the coat protein of C(,c)-TMV. Wheat germ 80S ribosomes protect regions adjacent to the two consecutive AUGs from ribonuclease attack. 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The 5'-terminus of the small virion mRNA of the cowpea strain of tobacco mosaic virus (C(,c)-TMV) contains a m('7) (5')ppp(5')Gp... cap group. The 5'-terminal sequence of this RNA is m('7) G(5')ppp(5')GUAUUUGAUGAUGGCAUACUCGAUUCCGACUC^C(,C)AG(,C)...(' ). The codons following the consecutive AUGs match the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the coat protein of C(,c)-TMV. Wheat germ 80S ribosomes protect regions adjacent to the two consecutive AUGs from ribonuclease attack. Therefore one or both of the AUG sequences serve as sites for the initiation of translation of the small virion RNA of C(,c)-TMV.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Browning, Karen Shive"],"institution":"University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign","degree_name":"Ph.D.","degree_level":"Dissertation","degree_discipline":"Biochemistry","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2014,"date_issued":"2014-12-14T04:27:51Z","date_published":"2014-12-14T04:27:51Z","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:25:57Z","subjects":["Chemistry, Biochemistry"],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["(UMI)AAI8026459"],"render_values":[{"text":"(UMI)AAI8026459","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/2142/67398","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Browning, Karen Shive"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2014-12-14T04:27:51Z","10000-01-01","1980"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["text"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Biochemistry"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Dissertation"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Ph.D."]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Chemistry, Biochemistry"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/2142/67398","(UMI)AAI8026459"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Wheat germ ribosomes combine with the AUG codon at positions 30-32 from the 5'-terminus of in vitro radioiodinated satellite tobacco necrosis virus (STNV) RNA to form initiation complexes that protect specific regions of the RNA from attack by ribonucleases. 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