Ribosome-Mediated Specificity in Vesicular Stomatitis Virus mRNA Translation Defines a New Role for rpL40 during Initiation

Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) infection causes inhibition of host protein synthesis, in part by sequestering initiation factors required for mRNA cap recognition. The viral mRNAs share a common mRNA structure to those of the host cell, with a 5' cap and 3' polyadenylate tail, but contin...

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Main Author: Lee, Amy
Other Authors: Whelan, Sean P. J.
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2013
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10164
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10304394