Rapid evolution of translational control mechanisms in RNA genomes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 265, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 372-384

  Klovins, J ^b   Tsareva, N A ^c   De Smit, M H ^a   Berzins, V ^b   Van Duin, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^c SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Molecular evolution; RNA coliphage; RNA secondary structure; RNA virus; Translational control

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CISTRON; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; MS2 VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVERTANT; RNA TRANSLATION; RNA VIRUS; TRANSLATION REGULATION; VIRUS MUTATION;

RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031592479     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0745     Document Type: Article

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