Zika Virus Showing M6A, UC San Diego School of Medicine (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Zika Virus Showing M6A, UC San Diego School of Medicine

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Human cells modify viral RNA with m6A as a means to get rid of the infection. M6A (shown here as red balls) is a beacon for human enzymes (yellow moons) that destabilize viral RNA.

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