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Identification of a minimal region of the HIV-1 5'-leader required for RNA dimerization, NC binding, and packaging.
Journal of molecular biology - 30 Mar 2012
Heng Xiao, Kharytonchyk Siarhei, Garcia Eric L, Lu Kun, Divakaruni Sai Sachin, LaCotti Courtney, Edme Kedy, Telesnitsky Alice, Summers Michael F
Abstract excerpt
Assembly of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) particles is initiated in the cytoplasm by the formation of a ribonucleoprotein complex comprising the dimeric RNA genome and a small number of viral Gag polyproteins. Genomes are recognized by the nucleocapsid (NC) domains of Gag, which interact with packaging elements believed to be located primarily within the 5'-leader (5'-L) of the viral RNA. Recent...
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