The hepatitis C virus 3′X element is an
RNA element which contains three
stem-loop
Stem-loop intramolecular base pairing is a pattern that can occur in single-stranded RNA. The structure is also known as a hairpin or hairpin loop. It occurs when two regions of the same strand, usually complementary in nucleotide sequence when ...
structures that are essential for replication.
See also
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Hepatitis C alternative reading frame stem-loop
Hepatitis C alternative reading frame stem-loop is a conserved secondary structure motif identified in the RNA genome of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) which is proposed to have an important role in regulating Translation (biology), translation and r ...
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Hepatitis C stem-loop IV
The Hepatitis C stem-loop IV is part of a putative cis-regulatory element, RNA element found in the NS5B coding region. This element along with Hepatitis C virus stem-loop VII, stem-loop VII, is important (but not essential) for colony formation, ...
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Hepatitis C virus stem-loop VII
Hepatitis C virus stem-loop VII is a Cis-regulatory element, regulatory element found in the coding region of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene, NS5B. Similarly to Hepatitis C stem-loop IV, stem-loop IV, the stem-loop structure is important (b ...
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cis-acting replication element (CRE)
The Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cis-acting replication element (CRE) is an RNA element which is found in the coding region of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase NS5B. Mutations in this family have been found to cause a blockage in RNA replication and i ...
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Cis-regulatory RNA elements
Hepatitis C virus