Article
Chikungunya virus evolution following a large 3′UTR deletion results in host-specific molecular changes in protein-coding regions
1 Jan 2018
Abstract excerpt
The 3'untranslated region (UTR) in alphavirus genomes functions in virus replication and plays a role in determining virus host range. However, the molecular evolution of virus UTRs is understudied compared to the evolution of protein-coding regions. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has the longest 3'UTR among the alphaviruses (500-700 nt), and 3'UTR length and sequence structure vary substantially among different CHIKV...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
