Hepatitis C virus stem-loop VII
| Hepatitis C virus stem-loop VII | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of HCV_SLVII | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | HCV_SLVII |
| Rfam | RF00468 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Cis-reg |
| Domain(s) | Viruses |
| SO | 0000233 |
Hepatitis C virus stem-loop VII is a regulatory element found in the coding region of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene, NS5B. Similarly to stem-loop IV, the stem-loop structure is important (but not essential) for colony formation, though its exact function and mechanism are unknown.[1]
See also
- Hepatitis C alternative reading frame stem-loop
- Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cis-acting replication element (CRE)
- Hepatitis C virus 3'X element
References
- ↑ Lee, H; Shin H; Wimmer E; Paul AV (2004). "Cis-acting RNA signals in the NS5B C-terminal coding sequence of the hepatitis C virus genome". J Virol. 78 (20): 10865–10877. doi:10.1128/JVI.78.20.10865-10877.2004. PMC 521798
. PMID 15452207.
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