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A template-dependent dislocation mechanism potentiates K65R reverse transcriptase mutation development in subtype C variants of HIV-1.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Coutsinos Dimitrios, Invernizzi Cédric F, Moisi Daniela, Oliveira Maureen, Martinez-Cajas Jorge L, Brenner Bluma G, Wainberg Mark A
Abstract excerpt
Numerous studies have suggested that the K65R reverse transcriptase (RT) mutation develops more readily in subtype C than subtype B HIV-1. We recently showed that this discrepancy lies partly in the subtype C template coding sequence that predisposes RT to pause at the site of K65R mutagenesis. However, the mechanism underlying this observation and the elevated rates of K65R development remained unknown. Here, we...
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