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An RNA Thermometer Activity of the West Nile Virus Genomic 3'-Terminal Stem-Loop Element Modulates Viral Replication Efficiency during Host Switching.
Viruses - 15 Jan 2020
Meyer Alexandra, Freier Marie, Schmidt Tobias, Rostowski Katja, Zwoch Juliane, Lilie Hauke, Behrens Sven-Erik, Friedrich Susann
Abstract excerpt
The 3'-terminal stem-loop (3'SL) of the RNA genome of the flavivirus West Nile (WNV) harbors, in its stem, one of the sequence elements that are required for genome cyclization. As cyclization is a prerequisite for the initiation of viral replication, the 3'SL was proposed to act as a replication silencer. The lower part of the 3'SL is metastable and confers a structural flexibility that may regulate the switch...
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