In
virology, the tombusvirus internal replication element (IRE) is a segment of
RNA
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes. RNA and deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) are nucleic acids. Along with lipids, proteins, and carbohydra ...
located within the region coding for
p92 polymerase P9 or P-9 may refer to:
* Planet Nine, a hypothetical new planet in the far outer solar system
* Boeing XP-9, a prototype fighter aircraft from the 1930s
* Heckler & Koch P9, a semi-automatic pistol
* Springfield Armory P9, a semi-automatic pistol
...
. This element is essential for
viral replication; specifically, it is thought to be required at an early stage of replication, such as template recruitment and/or replicase complex assembly.
Other
non-coding RNA structures in Tombusvirus include the
3' UTR region IV and
5' UTR
The 5′ untranslated region (also known as 5′ UTR, leader sequence, transcript leader, or leader RNA) is the region of a messenger RNA (mRNA) that is directly upstream from the initiation codon. This region is important for the regulation of ...
.
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Cis-regulatory RNA elements
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