Review

Recognition of mRNA cap structures by viral and cellular proteins

Journal of General Virology

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Fig. 1.

Cap structures. Cap 0 structures lack the 2′-O-methyl residue of the ribose attached to bases 1 and 2. Cap 1 structures have a 2′-O-methyl residue at base 1, whilst cap 2 structures have a 2′-O-methyl residues attached to both bases 1 and 2.