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Motifs Ia, IV, IVa, V as well as Lβ3β4 of NS3h make strong contact with the phosphodiester backbone of the RNA. These contacts are dominated by electrostatic interactions between the phosphate groups of RNA and highly conserved amino acid residues. The four strongly bound phosphate groups (labeled P1 through P4) are highlighted with space filling representations.
