Figure 6From: Multiple sequence alignments of partially coding nucleic acid sequencesThe 5'-terminal hairpin in Levivirus (left) is probably the analogon to the recognition signal site for the RNA replicase in Alloleviviruses which is well analyzed in Qβ (right). In Qβ the replicase amplifies RNA templates autocatalytically with high efficiency. This recognition element in Levivirus likely has a similar function.Back to article page