DNA curvature controls termination of plus strand DNA synthesis at the centre of HIV-1 genome

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 507-524

  Lavigne, Marc ^a   Roux, Pascal ^a   Buc, Henri ^a   Schaeffer, Francis ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

DNA curvature; DNA polymerisation; HIV 1 reverse transcriptase; Purine tracts; Termination

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 0031588723     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0805     Document Type: Article

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