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Functional Analysis of the Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Cyclization ElementsIndicates Major Differences between Mosquito-Borne and Tick-Borne Flaviviruses
29 Mar 2006
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The linear, positive-stranded RNA genome of flaviviruses is thought to adopt a circularized conformation via interactions of short complementary sequence elements located within its terminal regions. This process of RNA cyclization is a crucial precondition for RNA replication. In the case of mosquito-borne flaviviruses, highly conserved cyclization sequences (CS) have been identified, and their functionality has...
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