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Understanding the potential of hepatitis C virus internal ribosome entry site domains to modulate translation initiation via their structure and function
Author(s) -
Khawaja Anas,
Vopalensky Vaclav,
Pospisek Martin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: rna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.225
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1757-7012
pISSN - 1757-7004
DOI - 10.1002/wrna.1268
Subject(s) - internal ribosome entry site , eukaryotic translation , translation (biology) , biology , initiation factor , ribosome , eukaryotic initiation factor , rna , computational biology , microbiology and biotechnology , eukaryotic ribosome , genetics , messenger rna , gene
Translation initiation in the hepatitis C virus ( HCV ) occurs through a cap‐independent mechanism that involves an internal ribosome entry site ( IRES ) capable of interacting with and utilizing the eukaryotic translational machinery. In this review, we focus on the structural configuration of the different HCV IRES domains and the impact of IRES primary sequence variations on secondary structure conservation and function. In some cases, multiple mutations, even those scattered across different domains, led to restoration of the translational activity of the HCV IRES , although the individual occurrences of these mutations were found to be deleterious. We propose that such observation may be attributed to probable long‐range inter‐ and/or intra‐domain functional interactions. The precise functioning of the HCV IRES requires the specific interaction of its domains with ribosomal subunits and a subset of eukaryotic translation initiation factors ( eIFs ). The structural conformation, sequence preservation and variability, and translational machinery association with the HCV IRES regions are also thoroughly discussed, along with other factors that can affect and influence the formation of translation initiation complexes. WIREs RNA 2015, 6:211–224. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1268 This article is categorized under: RNA Structure and Dynamics > Influence of RNA Structure in Biological Systems Translation > Translation Regulation RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease

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