| Literature DB >> 15015496 |
Daniel Kolakofsky1, Philippe Le Mercier, Frédéric Iseni, Dominique Garcin.
Abstract
mRNA synthesis from nonsegmented negative-strand RNA virus (NNV) genomes is unique in tht the genome RNA is embedded in an N protein assembly (the nucleocapsid) and the viral RNA polymerase does not dissociate from the template after release of each mRNA, but rather scans the genome RNA for the next gene-start site. A revised model for NNV RNA synthesis is presented, in which RNA polymerase scanning plays a prominent role. Polymerase scanning of the template is known to occur as the viral transcriptase negotiates gene junctions without falling off the template.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15015496 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2003.10.031
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Virology ISSN: 0042-6822 Impact factor: 3.616