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. 2015 Jan 19;7(1):199–218. doi: 10.3390/v7010199

Figure 5.

Figure 5

HIV-1 Ribosomal frameshift. A schematic diagram of the −1 nucleotide ribosomal frameshift. This process is mediated by a slippery heptanucleotide sequence (UUUUUUA) where the frameshift takes place, and an RNA element called the frameshift stimulatory signal (FSS).