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A potential RNA drug target in the hepatitis C virus internal ribosomal entry site.
RNA (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2000
Klinck R, Westhof E, Walker S, Afshar M, Collier A, Aboul-Ela F
Abstract excerpt
Subdomain IlId from the hepatitis C virus (HCV) internal ribosome entry site (IRES) has been shown to be essential for cap-independent translation. We have conducted a structural study of a 27-nt fragment, identical in sequence to IlId, to explore the structural features of this subdomain. The proposed secondary structure of IlId is comprised of two 3 bp helical regions separated by an internal loop and closed at...
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