Structures of two RNA domains essential for hepatitis C virus internal ribosome entry site function.
Lukavsky, P.J., Otto, G.A., Lancaster, A.M., Sarnow, P., Puglisi, J.D.(2000) Nat Struct Biol 7: 1105-1110
- PubMed: 11101890 
- DOI: 10.1038/81951
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1F84, 1F85 - PubMed Abstract: 
Translation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) polyprotein is initiated at an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) element in the 5' untranslated region of HCV RNA. The HCV IRES element interacts directly with the 40S subunit, and biochemical experiments have implicated RNA elements near the AUG start codon as required for IRES-40S subunit complex formation ...