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The picornavirus avian encephalomyelitis virus possesses a hepatitis C virus-like internal ribosome entry site element.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2008
Bakhshesh Mehran, Groppelli Elisabetta, Willcocks Margaret M, Royall Elizabeth, Belsham Graham J, Roberts Lisa O
Abstract excerpt
Avian encephalomyelitis virus (AEV) is a picornavirus that causes disease in poultry worldwide, and flocks must be vaccinated for protection. AEV is currently classified within the hepatovirus genus, since its proteins are most closely related to those of hepatitis A virus (HAV). We now provide evidence that the 494-nucleotide-long 5' untranslated region of the AEV genome contains an internal ribosome entry site...
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