ORF1ab
Open reading frame / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ORF1ab (also ORF1a/b) refers collectively to two open reading frames (ORFs), ORF1a and ORF1b, that are conserved in the genomes of nidoviruses, a group of viruses that includes coronaviruses. The genes express large polyproteins that undergo proteolysis to form several nonstructural proteins with various functions in the viral life cycle, including proteases and the components of the replicase-transcriptase complex (RTC).[1][2][3] Together the two ORFs are sometimes referred to as the replicase gene.[4] They are related by a programmed ribosomal frameshift that allows the ribosome to continue translating past the stop codon at the end of ORF1a, in a -1 reading frame. The resulting polyproteins are known as pp1a and pp1ab.[1][2][3][4]
Quick Facts Replicase polyprotein, Identifiers ...
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Organism | SARS-CoV | ||||||
Symbol | rep | ||||||
UniProt | P0C6X7 | ||||||
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Quick Facts Replicase polyprotein, Identifiers ...
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Organism | SARS-CoV-2 | ||||||
Symbol | rep | ||||||
UniProt | P0DTD1 | ||||||
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