Bamboo mosaic potexvirus (BaMV) cis-regulatory element

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Bamboo mosaic potexvirus (BaMV) cis-regulatory element
Template:Abbreviation
Type: Cis-reg;
2° structure: Published; PubMed
Seed alignment: PubMed
Avg length: 140.0 nucleotides
Avg identity: 100%

This family represents a cloverleaf-like cis-regulatory element found in the 3' UTR of the bamboo mosaic potexvirus. This family is thought to play an important role in the initiation of minus-strand RNA synthesis and may also be involved in the regulation of viral replication.[1]

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  1. ^ Chen, IH; Meng M, Hsu YH, Tsai CH (2003). "Functional analysis of the cloverleaf-like structure in the 3' untranslated region of bamboo mosaic potexvirus RNA revealed dual roles in viral RNA replication and long distance movement". Virology 315: 415–424. doi:10.1016/S0042-6822(03)00560-9. PMID 14585345. 

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