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Alternate Translation Occurs within the Core Coding Region of the Hepatitis C Viral Genome
1 May 2002
Abstract excerpt
The majority of hepatitis C virus (HCV) isolates contain an open reading frame (ORF) overlapping with the core coding sequences in the +1 frame, which was assumed to be untranslated. We present evidence supporting the expression of this ORF (designated core+1 ORF) via novel translation mechanisms. First, fusion of the luciferase gene with the HCV-1 core+1 ORF followed by in vitro translation resulted in the...
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