Key result
Mutating upstream secondary structures ~150 nucleotides before ORF2 impairs RSV M2 coupled translation.
Population
Respiratory syncytial virus M2 transcript
Comparison
Mutation of sequences upstream of the ORF2… vs Wild-type/unmutated sequences
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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May inform RSV antiviral design targeting M2 translation; leaves open in vivo relevance and clinical translation.
Upstream sequences with significant secondary structure act in conjunction with the M2-1/M2-2 overlap region to promote coupled translation of the RSV M2 transcript.
Gould et al. (2005) studied Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Coupled translation of the respiratory syncytial virus M2 open reading frames requires upstream sequences with significant secondary structure located approximately 150 nucleotides upstream of ORF2.
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