1. Poliovirus
... 5" end linked to a virus-encoded protein with 22 amino acids called VPg. Genome replication can occur because it contains a cis-acting signal in the first 88 nucleotides. A site that regulates translation called the internal ribosomal entry site (IRES) follows this region. This site is separated from a long open reading frame of the only polypeptide it encodes, the polyprotein, by a 154nt. The ... 5" end linked to a virus-encoded protein with 22 amino acids called VPg. Genome replication can occur because it contains a cis-acting signal in the first 88 nucleotides. A site that regulates...
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