... times. To analyze the RNA synthes-ized in one round of synthesis, we performed RdRpassays in the presence of heparin in order to preventreinitiation. In a first step we determined the heparinconcentration ... posit-ive-stranded RNA genome and belongs to the Flavivir-idae family. The RNA contains a large open readingframe that encodes a polyprotein which is cleaved into10 viral proteins: C, E1, E2, p7, NS2, NS3, ... very limited role in binding to the viral polymerase. On thecontrary, deletions of sequences in the 5¢-end of this fragment greatlyimpaired both RNA synthesis and RNA binding. Our results strongly...