Togavirus 5' plus strand cis-regulatory element
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The Togavirus 5' plus strand cis-regulatory element is an RNA element
which is thought to be essential for both plus and minus strand RNA synthesis.
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...
which is thought to be essential for both plus and minus strand RNA synthesis.