RNA sequence and secondary structural determinants in a minimal viral promoter that directs replicase recognition and initiation of genomic plus-strand RNA synthesis

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 667-682

  Sivakumaran, K ^a   Kim, Chul Hyun ^b   Tayon Jr , Robert ^a   Kao, C Cheng ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brome mosaic virus; RdRp; RNA promoter; RNA replication; Viral replicase

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ALPHA VIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOSAIC VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033521206     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3297     Document Type: Article

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