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Structural organization of a viral IRES depends on the integrity of the GNRA motif
15 Oct 2003
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the tertiary structure of internal ribosome entry site (IRES) elements. The central domain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMDV) IRES, named 3 or I, contains a conserved GNRA motif, essential for IRES activity. We have combined functional analysis with RNA probing to define its structural organization. We have found that a UNCG motif does not functionally substitute the GNRA motif; moreover,...
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