Cripavirus internal ribosome entry site (IRES)

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Cripavirus internal ribosome entry site (IRES)
Template:Abbreviation
Type: Cis-reg; IRES;
2° structure: Published; PubMed
Seed alignment: Published; 11233983
Avg length: 198.8 nucleotides
Avg identity: 56%

The Cripavirus internal ribosome entry site (IRES) is an RNA element required for the production of capsid proteins through IRES-mediated translation.[1]

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  1. ^ Kanamori, Y; Nakashima N (2001). "A tertiary structure model of the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) for methionine-independent initiation of translation". RNA 7: 266–274. doi:10.1017/S1355838201001741. PMID 11233983. 

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