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Prion pseudoknot

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Symbol
  
Prion_pknot

RNA type
  
Cis-reg

SO
  
0000233

Rfam
  
RF00523

Domain(s)
  
Eukaryota

Prion pseudoknot

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. The human prion protein contains 5 copies of a 24 nucleotide repeat that contains this structure.

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Prion pseudoknot Wikipedia