Extended poly(A) tails are a shared feature of herpesvirus mRNAs
Erik Fuhrmann, Sae Toda, Jonas Leins, Pierina Cetraro, Vedang Deshpande, Jasmine Rowell, Edward A. Chapman, Carina Jacobsen, Kai A. Kropp, Mart Matthias Lamers, Elene Loliashvili, Mostafa Saleban, Ruth Verstraten, Carolin Vogt, Wiyada Wongwiwat, , Daniel Pearce Depledge
The paper uses nanopore sequencing to show herpesvirus mRNAs have longer poly(A) tails than cellular or other viral transcripts, suggesting a unique mechanism for enhancing gene expression.
PLoS Pathogens · Jun 16, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology