THE PSEUDOKNOT REGION AND POLY-(C) TRACT COMPRISE AN ESSENTIAL RNA PACKAGING SIGNAL FOR ASSEMBLY OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS.

The pseudoknot region and poly-(C) tract comprise an essential RNA packaging signal for assembly of foot-and-mouth disease virus.

Virus assembly is a crucial step for the completion of the viral replication cycle.In addition to ensuring efficient incorporation of viral genomes into nascent virions, high specificity is required to prevent incorporation of host nucleic acids.For picornaviruses, including FMDV, the mechanisms required to fulfil these requirements are not well un

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Chinese adaptation of the reckless driving behaviour scale: Testing its psychometric properties and links with safe driving climate among family and peers

Purpose: The present study aimed to revise the Reckless Driving Behaviour Scale (RDBS) and examined its reliability and validity among young Chinese drivers.Methods: The RDBS, the Safe Driving Climate among Friends Scale (SDCaF), the Family aptamil allerpro Climate for Road Safety Scale (FCRSS) and a social desirability scale were administrated to

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Corrosion resistance of wollastonite modified magnesium phosphate cement paste exposed to freeze-thaw cycles and acid-base corrosion

This paper investigates the compressive strength loss of wollastonite modified magnesium ammonium phosphate cement (MAPC) and magnesium potassium phosphate cement (MKPC) paste after exposure to NaCl freeze-thaw cycles, alternation of dry-wet (water medium and 3 % NaCl medium), H2SO4 and NaOH corrosion.The compressive strength loss was applied to ch

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Whole genome amplification and its impact on CGH array profiles

Abstract Background Some array comparative genomic hybridisation (array CGH) platforms require a minimum of micrograms of DNA for the generation of reliable and reproducible data.For studies where there are limited amounts of genetic material, whole genome ventilationstejp amplification (WGA) is an attractive method for generating sufficient quanti

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