Bamboo mosaic potexvirus (BaMV) cis-regulatory element
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The Bamboo mosaic potexvirus (BaMV) cis-regulatory element represents a cloverleaf-like cis-regulatory element
found in the 3' UTR of the bamboo mosaic virus
. This family is thought to play an important role in the initiation of minus-strand
RNA
synthesis and may also be involved in the regulation of viral replication
.
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 3' UTR of the bamboo mosaic virus
Bamboo mosaic virus
Bamboo mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus in the genus Potexvirus and the family Flexiviridae. BaMV is a filamentous, flexuous rod, 490 nm in length and 15 nm in width...
. This family is thought to play an important role in the initiation of minus-strand
Sense (molecular biology)
In molecular biology and genetics, sense is a concept used to compare the polarity of nucleic acid molecules, such as DNA or RNA, to other nucleic acid molecules...
RNA
RNA
Ribonucleic acid , or RNA, is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life....
synthesis and may also be involved in the regulation of viral replication
Viral replication
Viral replication is the term used by virologists to describe the formation of biological viruses during the infection process in the target host cells. Viruses must first get into the cell before viral replication can occur. From the perspective of the virus, the purpose of viral replication is...
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