Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of poliovirus
StructurePublished 1 August 1997Open access
J.L. Hansen, Alexander Long, Steve C. Schultz
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The poliovirus polymerase structure provides a first example of a structure of an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, and has yielded insights into an unusual higher order structure that may be critical for poliov virus polymerase function.
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As a first example of a structure of an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, the poliovirus polymerase structure provides for a better understanding of polymerase structure, function and evolution. In addition, it has yielded insights into an unusual higher order structure that may be critical for poliovirus polymerase function.
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