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Targeting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2 integrase protein into HIV type 1.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 1999
Liu H, Wu X, Xiao H, Kappes J C
Abstract excerpt
Integrase (IN) is the only retroviral enzyme necessary for the integration of retroviral cDNA into the host cell's chromosomes. The structure and function of IN is highly conserved. The human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) IN has been shown to efficiently support 3' processing and strand transfer of HIV-1 DNA substrate in vitro. To determine whether HIV-2 IN protein (IN(2)) could substitute for HIV-1 IN...
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