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At its 5\u2032 terminus, a 10-bp motif, upstream of the TATA box of the M112-113 gene, was identified to bind to IE3, and it is necessary for IE3 to activate M112-113 gene expression (Perez KJ et al. 2013 JVI). At the 3\u2032 terminus of the M112-113 gene, three poly(A) signals (PASs) are arranged closely, forming a PAS cluster. We asked whether it is necessary to have the PAS cluster for the M112-113 gene and wondered which PAS is required or important for M112-113 gene expression. In this study, we mutated one, two, or all three PASs in expressing plasmids. Then, we applied bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) techniques to mutate PASs in viruses. Gene expression and viral replication were analyzed. We found that not all three PASs are needed for M112-113 gene expression. Moreover, we revealed that just one of the three poly(A)s is enough for MCMV replication. However, the deletion of all three PASs did not kill MCMV, although it significantly attenuated viral replication. Finally, an mRNA stability assay was performed and demonstrated that PASs are important to stabilize M112-113 mRNA. Therefore, we conclude that just one of the PASs of the M112-113 gene is sufficient and important for MCMV replication through the stabilization of M112-113 mRNA.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/v12090954","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,28]],"date-time":"2020-08-28T09:17:08Z","timestamp":1598606228000},"page":"954","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["One of the Triple Poly(A) Signals in the M112-113 Gene Is Important and Sufficient for Stabilizing the M112-113 mRNA and the Replication of Murine Cytomegalovirus"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Ruth","family":"Cruz-cosme","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Howard University, 520 W Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Najealicka","family":"Armstrong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Howard University, 520 W Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6487-2356","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Qiyi","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Howard University, 520 W Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"315","article-title":"Murine model of cytomegalovirus latency and reactivation","volume":"325","author":"Reddehase","year":"2008","journal-title":"Curr. 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