Hepatitis C stem-loop IV

Hepatitis C stem-loop IV

The Hepatitis C stem-loop IV is part of a putative RNA element found in the NS5B coding region. This element along with stem-loop VII, is important (but not essential) for colony formation, though its exact function and mechanism are unknown. [cite journal | last = Lee | first = H | coauthors = Shin H, Wimmer E, Paul AV | year = 2004 | title = cis-acting RNA signals in the NS5B C-terminal coding sequence of the hepatitis C virus genome | journal = J Virol | volume = 78 | pages = 10865–10877 | pmid = 15452207 | doi = 10.1128/JVI.78.20.10865-10877.2004]

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