Fine-tuning translation kinetics selection as the driving force of codon usage bias in the hepatitis A virus capsid.

Hepatitis A virus (HAV), the prototype of genus Hepatovirus, has several unique biological characteristics that distinguish it from other members of the Picornaviridae family. Among these, the need for an intact eIF4G factor for the initiation of translation results in an inability to shut down host...

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Main Authors: Lluís Aragonès, Susana Guix, Enric Ribes, Albert Bosch, Rosa M Pintó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20221432/?tool=EBI