Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus
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...reasons arguing against this approach. First, this would prevent the study of the proteins independently...viral proteins (compared to viral infection). Therefore, the roles/functions of individual proteins can ...sense RNA strand approximately 19 kb in length. It contains short promoter sequences at its 3’ and 5’ ends... viral gene transcription (6). The EBOV genome contains seven viral genes, each flanked by a transcription...is a shortened version of the viral genome. It contains the 3’ and 5’ ends of the genome which are required...start and gene end sequences. Thus, the minigenome contains all cis-acting signals necessary to direct minigenome...transcribed in the cell when the appropriate viral proteins are provided in trans (see Other Important Components...