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An active foamy virus integrase is required for virus replication.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jun 1999
Enssle J, Moebes A, Heinkelein M, Panhuysen M, Mauer B, Schweizer M, Neumann-Haefelin D, Rethwilm A
Abstract excerpt
Foamy viruses (FVs) make use of a replication strategy which is unique among retroviruses and shows analogies to hepadnaviruses. The presence of an integrase (IN) and obligate provirus integration distinguish retroviruses from hepadnaviruses. To clarify whether a functional IN is required for FV replication, a mutant in the highly conserved DD35E motif of the active centre was analysed. This mutant was found to...
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