Symbol IRES_Tobamo Rfam RF00225 Domain(s) Viruses | Alt. Symbols Tobamo_IRES RNA type Cis-reg; IRES GO 0043022 | |
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The Tobamovirus internal ribosome entry site (IRES) is an element that allows cap and end-independent translation of mRNA in the host cell. The IRES achieves this by mediating the internal initiation of translation by recruiting a ribosomal 43S pre-initiation complex directly to the initiation codon and eliminates the requirement for the eukaryotic initiation factor, eIF4F.
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Tobamovirus internal ribosome entry site (IRES) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA