Human rhinovirus internal cis-acting regulatory element (CRE) is
a
CRE from the human
rhinovirus
The rhinovirus (from the "nose", , romanized: "of the nose", and the ) is a Positive-sense single stranded RNA virus, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the genus ''Enterovirus'' in the family ''Picornaviridae''. Rhinoviru ...
es. The CRE is located within the genome segment encoding the
capsid
A capsid is the protein shell of a virus, enclosing its genetic material. It consists of several oligomeric (repeating) structural subunits made of protein called protomers. The observable 3-dimensional morphological subunits, which may or m ...
proteins so is found in a protein coding region. The element is essential for efficient
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 and it has been suggested that the CRE is required for initiation of minus-strand
RNA
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule that is essential for most biological functions, either by performing the function itself (non-coding RNA) or by forming a template for the production of proteins (messenger RNA). RNA and deoxyrib ...
synthesis.
See also
*
Human parechovirus 1 (HPeV1) cis regulatory element (CRE)
*
Rotavirus cis-acting replication element (CRE)
References
External links
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Cis-regulatory RNA elements
Enteroviruses
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