Overview
The propagation of many important viruses depends upon the availability of precise ratios of viral proteins as determined by the efficiency of programmed ribosomal frameshifting (PRF). Thus a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the control of PRF can contribute toward new targets for the rational design of antiviral therapies.A researcher at the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland College Park has developed a novel method for modulating the translational termination of messenger RNA. This will enable the identification and characterization of factors that modulate the termination efficiency and will be important for both understanding the biology of translational termination as well as in identifying new therapeutic agents.
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