Segment-specific promoter activity for RNA synthesis in the genome of Oz virus, genus Thogotovirus
Lipi Akter, Ryo Matsumura, Daisuke Kobayashi, Hiromichi Matsugo, Haruhiko Isawa, Yusuke Matsumoto
The paper develops a minigenome assay to study Oz virus RNA synthesis and finds that Segment 5 has lower promoter activity due to a partial lack of the distal duplex structure.
Virology · Jan 15, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology