The Sequence of the RNA Primer and the DNA Template Influence the Initiation of Plus-strand DNA Synthesis in Hepatitis B Virus

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 370, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 471-480

  Haines, Kathleen M ^a   Loeb, Daniel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

hepatitis B virus; in situ priming; primer translocation; RNA primer; template switch

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC RNA; NUCLEOTIDE; PRIMER RNA; RIBONUCLEASE H;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; HEPADNAVIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RNA SEQUENCE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; WILD TYPE;

DUCK HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 34250213863     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.057     Document Type: Article

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