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A conserved Y-shaped RNA structure in the 3’UTR of chikungunya virus genome as a host-specialized element that modulates viral replication and evolution
1 May 2023
Abstract excerpt
RNA viral genomes compact information into functional RNA structures. Here, using chikungunya virus as a model, we investigated the structural requirements of conserved RNA elements in the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) for viral replication in mosquito and mammalian cells. Using structural predictions and co-variation analysis, we identified a highly stable and conserved Y-shaped structure (SLY) at the end of...
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