Cripavirus internal ribosome entry site (IRES)
| Cripavirus internal ribosome entry site (IRES) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of IRES_Cripavirus | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | IRES_Cripavirus |
| Rfam | RF00458 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Cis-reg; IRES |
| Domain(s) | Viruses |
| GO | 0043022 |
| SO | 0000243 |
A 3D representation of a Cripavirus IRES. This is a view of the tertiary structure of the ribosome-bound cricket paralysis virus IRES RNA.[1]
The Cripavirus internal ribosome entry site (IRES) is an RNA element required for the production of capsid proteins through IRES-mediated translation.[1]
References
- 1 2 Kanamori, Y; Nakashima N (2001). "A tertiary structure model of the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) for methionine-independent initiation of translation". RNA 7 (2): 266–274. doi:10.1017/S1355838201001741. PMC 1370084. PMID 11233983.
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