Article
The HIV-1 central polypurine tract functions as a second line of defense against APOBEC3G/F.
Journal of virology - 1 Nov 2010
Hu Chunling, Saenz Dyana T, Fadel Hind J, Walker William, Peretz Mary, Poeschla Eric M
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 and certain other retroviruses initiate plus-strand synthesis in the center of the genome as well as at the standard retroviral 3' polypurine tract. This peculiarity of reverse transcription results in a central DNA "flap" structure that has been of controversial functional significance. We mutated both HIV-1 flap-generating elements, the central polypurine tract (cPPT) and the central termination sequence...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
