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Bunyamwera Orthobunyavirus S-Segment Untranslated Regions Mediate Poly(A) Tail-Independent Translation
5 Feb 2009
Abstract excerpt
The mRNAs of Bunyamwera virus (BUNV), the prototype of the Bunyaviridae family, possess a 5' cap structure but lack a 3' poly(A) tail, a common feature of eukaryotic mRNAs that greatly enhances translation efficiency. Viral mRNAs also contain untranslated regions (UTRs) that flank the coding sequence. Using model virus-like mRNAs that harbor the Renilla luciferase reporter gene, we found that the 3' UTR of the...
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