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A mutation in the primer grip region of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase that confers reduced fidelity of DNA synthesis.
Nucleic acids research - 15 Dec 2001
Gutiérrez-Rivas M, Menéndez-Arias L
Abstract excerpt
A compensatory mutation (M230I) in the primer grip of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase (RT) restores the replication capacity of virus having a Y115W mutation in their RT coding region. The Y115W substitution impairs DNA polymerase activity and produces an enzyme with a lower fidelity of DNA synthesis. Gel-based fidelity assays with the double mutant Y115W/M230I revealed that the...
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