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The leader of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 genomic RNA harbors an internal ribosome entry segment that is active during the G2/M phase of the cell cycle.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2003
Brasey Ann, Lopez-Lastra Marcelo, Ohlmann Theophile, Beerens Nancy, Berkhout Ben, Darlix Jean-Luc, Sonenberg Nahum
Abstract excerpt
The 5' leader of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) genomic RNA contains highly structured domains involved in key steps of the viral life cycle. These RNA domains inhibit cap-dependent protein synthesis. Here we report that the HIV-1 5' leader harbors an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) capable of driving protein synthesis during the G(2)/M cell cycle phase in which cap-dependent initiation is...
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