Similarities and differences in the RNase H activities of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase and Moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1097-1113

  Gao, Hong Qiang ^a   Sarafianos, Stefan G ^b   Arnold, Edward ^b   Hughes, Stephen H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV 1; MLV; Retroviruses; Reverse transcriptase; RNase H

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RIBONUCLEASE H; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MOLONEY LEUKEMIA ONCOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0033579416     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3325     Document Type: Article

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