IRSS: a web-based tool for automatic layout and analysis of IRES secondary structure prediction and searching system <it>in silico</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Internal ribosomal entry sites (IRESs) provide alternative, cap-independent translation initiation sites in eukaryotic cells. IRES elements are important factors in viral genomes and are also useful tools for bi-cistronic expression...

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Main Authors: Hong Jun-Jie, Hsieh Chi-Chun, Wu Tzong-Yuan, Chen Chung-Yung, Tsai Yuh-Show
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/10/160