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Combining mutations in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with mutations in the HIV-1 polypurine tract affects RNase H cleavages involved in PPT utilization.
Virology - 10 May 2006
McWilliams Mary Jane, Julias John G, Sarafianos Stefan G, Alvord W Gregory, Arnold Eddy, Hughes Stephen H
Abstract excerpt
The RNase H cleavages that generate and remove the polypurine tract (PPT) primer during retroviral reverse transcription must be specific to generate linear viral DNAs that are suitable substrates for the viral integrase. To determine if specific contacts between reverse transcriptase (RT) and the PPT are a critical factor in determining the cleavage specificity of RNase H, we made HIV-1 viruses containing...
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