| PKB-number: |
PKB207
|
| Definition: |
Pseudoknot in the PrP-encoding mRNA
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| Organism: |
Bos Taurus (cow)
|
| Abbreviation: |
Bt_PrP
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| RNA type: |
mRNA
|
| Keywords: |
prion;
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD);
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
|
| EMBL number: |
AF117327
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| Submitted by: |
A.P.Gultyaev
(
A.P.Gultyaev@Biology.LeidenUniv.nl)
|
| Supported by: |
Sequence comparison; 3D-modelling
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| References: |
[1] Barrette I., Poisson G., Gendron P. & Major F. (2001). Nucleic Acids Res. 29:753-758.
|
| Comment: |
This region of the prion-encoding mRNA contains several sequence repeats with
possible similar pseudoknot structures.
Homologous pseudoknots have been suggested for some other PrP mRNAs [1].
|
Stem sizes:
Loop sizes: |
6 6
12 0 4 |
| Position Paired: |
69-74; 93-98
87-92; 103-108 |
