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Mutation of the major 5' splice site renders a CMV-driven HIV-1 proviral clone Tat-dependent: connections between transcription and splicing.
FEBS letters - 9 Apr 2004
Bohne Jens, Kräusslich Hans-Georg
Abstract excerpt
Efficient transcription from the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 long terminal repeat (HIV-1 LTR) promoter is dependent on the viral transactivator Tat. To generate a Tat-independent proviral plasmid, we replaced the promoter in the HIV-1 LTR with the immediate early promoter of cytomegalovirus. Transfection of this plasmid yielded Tat-independent production of infectious HIV-1. Tat-independent expression was...
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