Recombination during reverse transcription: An evaluation of the role of the nucleocapsid protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-31

  Negroni, Matteo ^a   Buc, Henri ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Nucleocapsid protein NCp7; Processivity; Recombination; Reverse transcriptases; Strand transfer

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MOLONEY LEUKEMIA ONCOVIRUS; MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; TIME;

EID: 0033548241     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2460     Document Type: Article

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