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The lethal phenotype observed after HIV-1 integrase expression in yeast cells is related to DNA repair and recombination events.
Gene - 11 Dec 2003
Parissi Vincent, Caumont Anne, de Soultrait Vaea Richard, Desjobert Cécile, Calmels Christina, Fournier Michel, Gourgue Géraldine, Bonneu Marc, Tarrago-Litvak Laura, Litvak Simon
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) integrase (IN) catalyzes the insertion of the viral genome into the host cell DNA, an essential reaction during the retroviral cycle. We described previously that expression of HIV-1 IN in some yeast strains may lead to the emergence of a lethal phenotype which was not observed when the catalytically crucial residues D, D, (35)E were mutated. The lethal effect in yeast...
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