Togavirus 5′ plus strand cis-regulatory element

The Togavirus 5′ plus strand cis-regulatory element is an RNA element which is thought to be essential for both plus and minus strand RNA synthesis.^[1]

Togavirus 5′ plus strand cis-regulatory element
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of Toga_5_CRE
Identifiers
Symbol	Toga_5_CRE
Rfam	RF00470
Other data
RNA type	Cis-reg
Domain(s)	Viruses
SO	SO:0000233
PDB structures	PDBe

Genus Alphavirus belongs to the family Togaviridae. Alpha viruses contain secondary structural motifs in the 5′ UTR that allow them to avoid detection by IFIT1.^[2]

See also

• Rubella virus 3′ cis-acting element