RNA of SARS-CoV-2 (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich

RNA of SARS-CoV-2

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The RNA (yellow) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus forms a pseudoknot structure (multicolored, bottom right) which leads to a shift in the reading frame of the ribosome (brown). In this way, the viral RNA controls the production levels of the viral proteins.

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(Graphic: Said Sannuga, Cellscape.co.uk / ETH Zurich, The Ban Lab)

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