Biopolym. Cell. 2024; 40(3):209-209.
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Putative G-quadruplexes in the genome of unconventional retrovirus bovine foamy virus
- NSC «Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine», NAAS of Ukraine
83, Hryhoriia Skovorody Str., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61023 - Kharkiv National Medical University
4, Nauky Ave., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61022 - Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, NAS of Ukraine
23, Pereyaslavskaya Str., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61016 - LLC «Institute of Physiological Active Compounds»
58, Nauky Ave., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61072
Abstract
Aim. The goal of the present study was the determination of such conservative non-B-DNA structures as conservative G-quadruplexes, which can be formed by two and three G-quartets in the mRNA, sense and antisense strands of the bovine foamy virus proviral DNA. Conclusions. Conservative G4s are unevenly distributed throughout the BFV genome. A distinctive feature of the BFV genomic organization is the fact that the antisense strand of the BFV proviral DNA is characterized by a significantly higher density of G-quadruplexes compared to one of the sense strands. The QGRS Mapper software detects a significantly higher number of potential G4s (34 G4s in antisense strand of BFV proviral DNA) compared to the G4Hunter software (7 G4s).
Keywords: bovine foamy virus, BFV, G–quadruplex, i–motif, non–canonical structure неканонічна структура, antisense strand
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