Diversity of coding strategies in influenza viruses

Trends Genet. 1991 Aug;7(8):261-6. doi: 10.1016/0168-9525(91)90326-L.

Abstract

Influenza viruses have exploited a variety of strategies to increase their genome coding capacities. These include unspliced, spliced, alternatively spliced and bicistronic mRNAs, translation from overlapping reading frames and a coupled stop-start translation of tandem cistrons.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Viral*
  • Genes, Overlapping
  • Genes, Viral*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Orthomyxoviridae / genetics*
  • Protein Biosynthesis
  • RNA Splicing
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Viral Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • RNA, Messenger
  • RNA, Viral
  • Viral Proteins