The Citrus tristeza virus replication signal is a
regulatory element
A regulatory sequence is a segment of a nucleic acid molecule which is capable of increasing or decreasing the expression of specific genes within an organism. Regulation of gene expression is an essential feature of all living organisms and vir ...
involved in a
viral
The word ''Viral'' means "relating to viruses" (small infectious agents).
It may also refer to:
Viral behavior, or virality
Memetic behavior likened that of a virus, for example:
* Viral marketing, the use of existing social networks to spre ...
replication signal which is highly conserved in citrus tristeza viruses. Replication signals are required for viral replication and are usually found near the 5' and 3' termini of
protein coding genes. This element is predicted to form ten stem loop structures some of which are essential for functions that provide for efficient viral replication.
See also
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Cardiovirus cis-acting replication element (CRE)
This family represents a Cardiovirus cis-acting replication element (CRE) which is located within the region encoding the capsid protein VP2 and is required for viral replication
Viral replication is the formation of biological viruses durin ...
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Coronavirus SL-III cis-acting replication element (CRE)
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Heron HBV RNA encapsidation signal epsilon
References
External links
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Cis-regulatory RNA elements
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