During the early phase of HIV-1 DNA synthesis, nucleocapsid protein directs hybridization of the TAR complementary sequences via the ends of their double-stranded stem

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 356, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1180-1192

  Godet, Julien ^a   De Rocquigny, Hugues ^a   Raja, Chinnappan ^a   Glasser, Nicole ^a   Ficheux, Damien ^b   Darlix, Jean Luc ^c   Mély, Yves ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE ET CHIMIE DES PROTÉINES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; HIV NCp7; Hybridization; Kinetics; TAR

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 32044464549     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.12.038     Document Type: Article

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