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RNA self-cleavage activated by ultraviolet light-induced oxidation.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Feb 2012
Ariza-Mateos Ascensión, Prieto-Vega Samuel, Díaz-Toledano Rosa, Birk Alex, Szeto Hazel, Mena Ignacio, Berzal-Herranz Alfredo, Gómez Jordi
Abstract excerpt
A novel UV-C-light-induced ribozyme activity was discovered within the highly structured 5'-genomic regions of both Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and the related Classic Swine Fever Virus (CSFV). Cleavage is mediated by exposure to UV-C light but not by exogenous oxygen radicals. It is also very selective, occurring at base positions HCV C(79) and CSFV A(45) in some molecules and at the immediately adjacent...
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