Abstract
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)-specific RNAs (including 42S RNA) were synthesized in subcellular fractions prepared from infected C6 36 cells. This in vitro RNA synthesis essentially required Mg 2+ and four ribonucleotides, and it was enhanced by K +. The amounts of RNA synthesized in vitro (in extracts from JEV-infected cells) increased as a function of time after infection. The RNA-synthetic activity in nuclear fractions was the highest among three kinds of subcellular fractions. Our data showed that nonstructural proteins NS3 and NS5 were membrane-associated proteins. In particular, NS3 was found almost exclusively in the nuclear and membrane fractions. Our results suggest that NS5 and NS3 may play specific role(s) in flavivirus RNA replication.
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