A conformational switch at the 3' end of a plant virus RNA regulates viral replication

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 4856-4864

  Olsthoorn, René C L ^a   Mertens, Sander ^a   Brederode, Frans T ^a   Bol, John F ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alfalfa mosaic virus; Conformational switch; Pseudoknot; tRNA like structure; Viral replication

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSFER RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ALFAMOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; MOSAIC VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSLATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ALFALFA MOSAIC VIRUS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAPSID; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ILARVIRUS; MAGNESIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLANTS, TOXIC; PLASMIDS; RNA, TRANSFER; RNA, VIRAL; SULFURIC ACID ESTERS; TOBACCO;

EID: 0033198767     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.17.4856     Document Type: Article

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