Mason-Pfizer monkey virus packaging signal

Mason-Pfizer monkey virus packaging signal
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of MPMV_package
Identifiers
Symbol MPMV_package
Rfam RF00459
Other data
RNA type Cis-reg
Domain(s) Eukaryota; Viruses
SO 0000233

Mason-Pfizer monkey virus packaging signal (MPMV) is a regulatory element located in the 5' UTR and is required for specific RNA encapsidation.[1][2]

References

  1. Mustafa, F; Lew KA; Schmidt RD; Browning MT; Rizvi TA (2004). "Mutational analysis of the predicted secondary RNA structure of the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus packaging signal". Virus Res. 99 (1): 3546. doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2003.09.012. PMID 14687944.
  2. Harrison, GP; Hunter E; Lever AM (1995). "Secondary structure model of the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus 5' leader sequence: identification of a structural motif common to a variety of retroviruses". J Virol. 69 (4): 21752186. PMC 188886Freely accessible. PMID 7884866.

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