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ReviewVirology2011

Mechanism of translation initiation by Dicistroviridae IGR IRESs.

Marla I Hertz, Sunnie R Thompson

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Review in Virology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Reassessment of IRES Element Activity inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  17. Translational Control in Virus-Infected Cells.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Marla I HertzDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Sunnie R Thompson

Funding

XRAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA013148 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Robert S Welner · 1985 to 2026
$165.9M
Mechanism of IRES-Mediated Translation InitiationR01GM084547 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI THOMPSON, SUNNIE R · 2009 to 2013
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013148NIGMS NIH HHS 3R01GM084547-01A1S1NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM084547NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM084547
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Dicistroviridae is a growing virus family characterized by a dicistronic genome, wherein each open reading frame (ORF) is translated from an independent internal ribosome entry site (IRES). The 5' IRES that translates the first open reading frame (ORF1) is similar to the picornaviral IRESs. However the second IRES, referred to as the intergenic region (IGR) IRES, - translates ORF2 by and uses an unusual mechanism of initiating protein synthesis. It folds into a compact RNA structure that can bind directly to 40S ribosomal subunits and form 80S complexes to initiate translation in the absence of any initiation factors. Despite its unusual mechanism, the IGR IRES has proven to be an elegant model for elucidating initiation mechanisms employed by IRESs, as well as making it a powerful research tool with diverse applications.

Indexed as

Peptide Chain Initiation, TranslationalAnimalsDicistroviridaeOpen Reading FramesRibosomesRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralViral ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralViral Proteins

Identifiers

PMID21284991
PMCPMC3076094

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