Persistence of ambigrammatic narnaviruses requires translation of the reverse open reading frame
H. Retallack, K. D. Popova, M. T. Laurie, S. Sunshine, J. L. DeRisi
This paper shows that ambigrammatic narnaviruses require translation of a reverse open reading frame for persistence, suggesting a novel viral strategy involving ribosome-mediated protection of viral RNA.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2020Microbiology