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RNA virus genome replication requires initiation at the precise terminus of the template RNA. To investigate the nucleotide requirements for initiation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive-strand RNA replication, a hammerhead ribozyme was inserted at the 5' end of an HCV subgenomic replicon, allowing the generation of replicons with all four possible nucleotides at position 1. This analysis revealed a preference for a purine nucleotide at this position for initiation of RNA replication. The sequence requirements at positions 2-4 in the context of the J6/JFH-1 virus were also examined by selecting replication-competent virus from a pool containing randomized residues at these positions. There was strong selection for both the wild-type cytosine at position 2, and the wild-type sequence at positions 2-4 (CCU). An adenine residue was well tolerated at positions 3 and 4, which suggests that efficient RNA replication is less dependent on these residues.

Nucleotide requirements at positions +1 to +4 for the initiation of hepatitis C virus positive-strand RNA synthesis