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A sequence immediately upstream of the plus-strand primer is essential for plus-strand DNA synthesis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ty1 retrotransposon.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Dec 1999
Wilhelm M, Heyman T, Boutabout M, Wilhelm F X
Abstract excerpt
Priming of plus-strand DNA is a critical step in reverse transcription of retroviruses and retrotransposons. All retroelements use an RNase H-resistant oligoribonucleotide spanning a purine-rich sequence (the polypurine tract or PPT) to prime plus-strand DNA synthesis. Plus-strand DNA synthesis of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ty1-H3 retrotransposon is initiated at two sites, PPT1 and PPT2, located at the...
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