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RNA Folding Energy of Long-Range Genomic Interactions Regulates Discontinuous Transcription in SARS-CoV-2.
Viruses - 29 May 2026
Ross Stephen J, Ye Chengjin, Moxon Simon, Mühlberger Elke, Martinez-Sobrido Luis, Cifuentes Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Coronaviruses use discontinuous transcription to generate subgenomic RNAs (sgRNAs) that encode structural and accessory proteins. However, the factors regulating sgRNA abundance in SARS-CoV-2 remain unclear. Here, we combined strand-specific RNA sequencing, RNA-RNA interaction mapping, prediction of RNA folding energies, and targeted mutagenesis to define the regulation of (-) sgRNA synthesis in SARS-CoV-2...
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