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cap snatching

Known as: cap snatching involved in viral mRNA transcription 
A transcription initiation process during which a nucleotide sequence between 10 and 20 nucleotides in size is cleaved from the 5' end of host mRNAs… 
National Institutes of Health

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2018
2018
The cap‐snatching reaction of yeast L‐A double‐stranded RNA virus is reversible and the catalytic sites on both Gag and the Gag domain of Gag‐Pol are active
The yeast L‐A double‐stranded RNA virus synthesizes capped transcripts by a unique cap‐snatching mechanism in which the m7Gp… 
2016
2016
Diphosphates at the 5′ end of the positive strand of yeast L‐A double‐stranded RNA virus as a molecular self‐identity tag
The 5′end of RNA conveys important information on self‐identity. In mammalian cells, double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA) with 5′di‐ or… 
2013
2013
Hsp70 enhances influenza A virus polymerase activity
The role of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) in virus replication has been discussed for many viruses. The known suppressive role of… 
2010
2010
A big role for small RNAs in influenza virus replication
Viruses have one mission: to make more viruses. To achieve this, they use diverse replication strategies, all of which rely on… 
2003
2003
Influenza virus polymerases: determination of the cap binding site and the crucial role of CA endonuclease cleavage site in the cap snatching mechanism for the initiation of viral messenger RNA…
1998
1998
The Thogoto orthomyxovirus cRNA promoter functions as a panhandle but does not stimulate cap snatching in vitro.
The cRNA promoter of Thogoto virus, a tick-borne orthomyxovirus, was investigated using an in vitro polymerase assay based on… 
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