Hepatitis C virus stem-loop VII | |
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![]() Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of HCV_SLVII | |
Identifiers | |
Symbol | HCV_SLVII |
Rfam | RF00468 |
Other data | |
RNA type | Cis-reg |
Domain(s) | Viruses |
SO | SO:0000233 |
PDB structures | PDBe |
Hepatitis C virus stem-loop VII is a regulatory element found in the coding region of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene, NS5B. Similarly to stem-loop IV, the stem-loop structure is important (but not essential) for colony formation, though its exact function and mechanism are unknown.[1]