SATELLITE RNAS
\sˈatəlˌa͡ɪt ˌɑːɹˌɛnˈe͡ɪ], \sˈatəlˌaɪt ˌɑːɹˌɛnˈeɪ], \s_ˈa_t_ə_l_ˌaɪ_t ˌɑː_ɹ_ˌɛ_n_ˈeɪ]\
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Small, linear single-stranded RNA molecules functionally acting as molecular parasites of certain RNA plant viruses. Satellite RNAs exhibit four characteristic traits: (1) they require helper viruses to replicate; (2) they are unnecessary for the replication of helper viruses; (3) they are encapsidated in the coat protein of the helper virus; (4) they have no extensive sequence homology to the helper virus. Thus they differ from SATELLITE VIRUSES which encode their own coat protein, and from the genomic RNA; (=RNA, VIRAL); of satellite viruses. (From Maramorosch, Viroids and Satellites, 1991, p143)
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