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The Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) polyadenylation site (PAS) is very poorly usedin vitro due to suboptimal upstream and downstream elements, and yet ∼85% of viral transcripts are polyadenylatedin vivo . The mechanisms that orchestrate polyadenylation at the weak PAS are not completely understood. It was previously shown that serine-arginine (SR)-rich proteins stimulate RSV PAS usein vitro andin vivo . It has been proposed that viral RNA polyadenylation is stimulated through a nonproductive splice complex that forms between a pseudo 5′ splice site (5′ss) within the negative regulator of splicing (NRS) and a downstream 3′ss, which repositions NRS-bound SR proteins closer to the viral PAS. This repositioning is thought to be important for long-distance poly(A) stimulation by the NRS. We report here that a 308-nucleotide deletion downstream of theenv 3′ss decreased polyadenylation efficiency, suggesting the presence of an additional element required for optimal RSV polyadenylation. Mapping studies localized the poly(A) stimulating element to a region coincident with the Env splicing enhancer, which binds SR proteins, and inactivation of the enhancer and SR protein binding decreased polyadenylation efficiency. The positive effect of the Env enhancer on polyadenylation could be uncoupled from its role in splicing. As with the NRS, the Env enhancer also stimulated use of the viral PASin vitro . These results suggest that a critical threshold of SR proteins, achieved by juxtaposition of SR protein binding sites within the NRS and Env enhancer, is required for long-range polyadenylation stimulation.

Juxtaposition of Two Distant, Serine-Arginine-Rich Protein-Binding Elements Is Required for Optimal Polyadenylation in Rous Sarcoma Virus