Hepatitis C virus stem-loop VII
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Hepatitis C virus stem-loop VII is a regulatory element
found in the coding region of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
gene, NS5B. Similarly to stem-loop IV
, the stem-loop
structure is important (but not essential) for colony formation, though its exact function and mechanism are unknown.
Cis-regulatory element
A cis-regulatory element or cis-element is a region of DNA or RNA that regulates the expression of genes located on that same molecule of DNA . This term is constructed from the Latin word cis, which means "on the same side as". These cis-regulatory elements are often binding sites for one or...
found in the coding region of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase , , or RNA replicase, is an enzyme that catalyzes the replication of RNA from an RNA template...
gene, NS5B. Similarly to stem-loop IV
Hepatitis C stem-loop IV
The Hepatitis C stem-loop IV is part of a putative RNA element found in the NS5B coding region. This element along with stem-loop VII, is important for colony formation, though its exact function and mechanism are unknown.-See also:...
, the stem-loop
Stem-loop
Stem-loop intramolecular base pairing is a pattern that can occur in single-stranded DNA or, more commonly, in 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 read in opposite directions,...
structure is important (but not essential) for colony formation, though its exact function and mechanism are unknown.
See also
- Hepatitis C alternative reading frame stem-loopHepatitis C alternative reading frame stem-loopHepatitis C alternative reading frame stem-loop is a conserved secondary structure motif identified in the RNA genome of the Hepatitis C virus which is proposed to have an important role in regulating translation and repression of the viral genome....
- Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cis-acting replication element (CRE)Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cis-acting replication element (CRE)The Hepatitis C virus cis-acting replication element is an RNA element which is found in the coding region of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase NS5B...
- Hepatitis C virus 3'X elementHepatitis C virus 3'X elementThe Hepatitis C virus 3'X element is an RNA element which contains three stem-loop structures that are essential for replication.-See also:*Hepatitis C alternative reading frame stem-loop*Hepatitis C virus cis-acting replication element...