In vitro analysis of the effects of mutations in the G-tract of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 polypurine tract on RNase H cleavage specificity

Virology

Volumn 360, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 341-349

  Jones, Fatima D ^a   Hughes, Stephen H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

G box; G tract; HIV 1; Polypurine tract; PPT; Ribonuclease H; RNase H

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RIBONUCLEASE H; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VIRUS MUTATION;

ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENOME, VIRAL; HIV-1; HIV-1 REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; HUMANS; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; RNA, VIRAL; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; VIRUSES;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 33947715349     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: 10960341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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