Structure of hepatitis C virus IRES subdomain IIa.
Zhao, Q., Han, Q., Kissinger, C.R., Hermann, T., Thompson, P.A.(2008) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 64: 436-443
- PubMed: 18391410 
- DOI: 10.1107/S0907444908002011
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2PN3, 2PN4 - PubMed Abstract: 
The hepatitis C (HCV) internal ribosome entry site (IRES) element plays a central role in cap-independent translation of the viral genomic RNA. The unique conformation of IRES domain II is critical for 80S ribosomal assembly and initiation of viral translation ...