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The apical loop of the HIV-1 TAR RNA hairpin is stabilized by a cross-loop base pair.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Oct 2003
Kulinski Tadeusz, Olejniczak Mikolaj, Huthoff Hendrik, Bielecki Lukasz, Pachulska-Wieczorek Katarzyna, Das Atze T, Berkhout Ben, Adamiak Ryszard W
Abstract excerpt
The TAR hairpin of the HIV-1 RNA genome is indispensable for trans-activation of the viral promoter and virus replication. The TAR structure has been studied extensively, but most attention has been directed at the three-nucleotide bulge that constitutes the binding site of the viral Tat protein. In contrast, the conformational properties of the apical loop have remained elusive. We performed biochemical studies...
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