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. 2005 Jul;1(2):67-8.
doi: 10.1038/nchembio0705-67.

Viral RNA gymnastics

Valerie Calabro, Alan D Frankel
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Viral RNA gymnastics

Valerie Calabro et al. Nat Chem Biol. 2005 Jul.

Abstract

Retroviruses have a stretch of RNA that dimerizes during viral particle formation. A new study suggests that RNA flexibility in the monomeric form may facilitate dimerization or other RNA-dependent viral functions.

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