Cripavirus internal ribosome entry site explained

Cripavirus internal ribosome entry site (IRES)
Symbol:	IRES_Cripavirus
Rfam:	RF00458
Rna Type:	Cis-reg IRES
Tax Domain:	Viruses

The Cripavirus internal ribosome entry site (CrPV IRES) is an RNA element required for the production of capsid proteins through ribosome recruitment to an intergenic region IRES (IGR IRES).^[1]

See also

• Cricket paralysis virus
• Internal ribosome entry site (IRES)

Notes and References

1. Kanamori Y, Nakashima N . A tertiary structure model of the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) for methionine-independent initiation of translation . RNA . 7 . 2 . 266–274 . February 2001 . 11233983 . 1370084 . 10.1017/S1355838201001741 .