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tRNA elements mediate the assembly of an icosahedral RNA virus.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 Jan 2002
Choi Yoon Gi, Dreher Theo W, Rao A L N
Abstract excerpt
tRNAs, the adapter molecules in protein synthesis, also serve as metabolic cofactors and as primers for viral RNA-directed DNA synthesis. The genomic and subgenomic RNAs of some plant viruses have a 3'-terminal tRNA-like structure (TLS) that can accept a specific amino acid and serve as a site for initiation of replication and as a simple telomere. We report a previously undescribed role for the TLS of brome...
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