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Mechanism of action of a novel viral mutagenic covert nucleotide: molecular interactions with HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and host cell DNA polymerases.
Antiviral research - 1 Jul 2005
Murakami Eisuke, Basavapathruni Aravind, Bradley William D, Anderson Karen S
Abstract excerpt
A novel non-chain terminating nucleoside analog anti-HIV inhibitor, KP-1212 has been designed to form base pairs with multiple bases that may lead to mutagenesis in the HIV-1 viral genome. After multiple replication cycles, the accumulation of mutations surpasses a crucial threshold beyond which the virus can no longer replicate. HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) incorporates the KP-1212 monophosphate into the...
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