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On the importance of the primer activation signal for initiation of tRNA(lys3)-primed reverse transcription of the HIV-1 RNA genome.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Sept 2003
Huthoff Hendrik, Bugala Katarzyna, Barciszewski Jan, Berkhout Ben
Abstract excerpt
Initiation of reverse transcription is a complex and regulated process in all retroviruses. Several base pairing interactions have been proposed to occur between the HIV-1 RNA genome and the specific tRNA(lys3) primer. The tRNA primer can form up to 21 bp with the primer binding site (PBS), and an additional 8 bp interaction may form between the primer activation signal (PAS) in the HIV-1 RNA and sequences within...
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