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Bunyaviridae
Data on bunyaviridae detailed by researchers at University of New Mexico
February 17th, 2009
"The minus strand and ambisense segmented RNA viruses include multiple important human pathogens and are divided into three families, the Orthomyxoviridae, the Bunyaviridae, and the Arenaviridae. These viruses all initiate viral transcription through the process of ''cap-snatching,'' which involves the acquisition of capped 5' oligonucleotides from cellular mRNA," investigators in the United States report. "Hantaviruses are emerging pathogenic viruses of the Bunyaviridae family that replicate in the cytoplasm of infected cells. Cellular mRNAs can be actively translated in polysomes or physically sequestered in cytoplasmic processing bodies (P bodies) where they are...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-17)
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