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| Prion pseudoknot |
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| Type: |
Cis-reg; |
| 2° structure: |
Published; PubMed |
| Seed alignment: |
PubMed |
| Avg length: |
40.8 nucleotides |
| Avg identity: |
86% |
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The prion pseudoknot is predicted RNA pseudoknot structure found in prion protein mRNA. It has been suggested that this element has a possible effect in prion protein translation.[1] The human prion protein contains 5 copies of a 24 nucleotide repeat that contains this structure.
[edit] References
- ^ Barrette, I; Poisson G, Gendron P, Major F (2001). "Pseudoknots in prion protein mRNAs confirmed by comparative sequence analysis and pattern searching". Nucleic Acids Res 29: 753–758. doi:10.1093/nar/29.3.753. PMID 11160898.
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