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Functional screen reveals SARS coronavirus nonstructural protein nsp14 as a novel cap N7 methyltransferase.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 3 Mar 2009
Chen Yu, Cai Hui, Pan Ji'an, Xiang Nian, Tien Po, Ahola Tero, Guo Deyin
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The N7-methylguanosine (m7G) cap is the defining structural feature of eukaryotic mRNAs. Most eukaryotic viruses that replicate in the cytoplasm, including coronaviruses, have evolved strategies to cap their RNAs. In this report, we used a yeast genetic system to functionally screen for the cap-f...
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