Hepatitis C stem-loop IV explained

Hepatitis C stem-loop IV
Symbol:	HCV_SLIV
Rfam:	RF00469
Rna Type:	Cis-reg
Tax Domain:	Viruses

The Hepatitis C stem-loop IV is part of a putative RNA element found in the NS5B coding region. This element along with stem-loop VII, is important (but not essential) for colony formation, though its exact function and mechanism are unknown.^[1]

See also

• Hepatitis C alternative reading frame stem-loop
• Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cis-acting replication element (CRE)
• Hepatitis C virus 3'X element
• Hepatitis E virus cis-reactive element

Notes and References

1. Lee H, Shin H, Wimmer E, Paul AV . cis-acting RNA signals in the NS5B C-terminal coding sequence of the hepatitis C virus genome . Journal of Virology . 78 . 20 . 10865–10877 . October 2004 . 15452207 . 521798 . 10.1128/JVI.78.20.10865-10877.2004 .