Internal ribosome entry sites within the RNA genomes of hepatitis C virus and other flaviviruses

被引:69
作者
Lemon, SM [1 ]
Honda, M
机构
[1] Univ Texas, Med Branch, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Galveston, TX 77555 USA
[2] Kanazawa Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med 1, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920, Japan
来源
SEMINARS IN VIROLOGY | 1997年 / 8卷 / 03期
关键词
IRES; translation; ribosome; RNA structure; virus classification;
D O I
10.1006/smvy.1997.0129
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The 5' nontranslated RNAs of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and several other members of the Flaviviridae contain highly structured segments which form internal ribosome entry sites (IRESs). These cia-active RNA elements direct the cap-independent initiation of translation of the viral polyprotein in association with trans-acting cellular and possibly viral proteins, and thus they play a key role in the replication of the virus. The structure of the HCV IRES does not resemble that of any picornaviral IRES, and its function is uniquely dependent upon RNA sequence extending 3' of the site of translation initiation as well as structure surrounding the initiator AUG. (C) 1997 Academic Press.
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页码:274 / 288
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