Article
Poly(A) site selection in the HIV-1 provirus: inhibition of promoter-proximal polyadenylation by the downstream major splice donor site.
Genes & development - 1 Dec 1995
Ashe M P, Griffin P, James W, Proudfoot N J
Abstract excerpt
In common with all retroviruses, the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) contains duplicated long terminal repeat (LTR) sequences flanking the proviral genome. These LTRs contain identical poly(A) signals, which are both transcribed into RNA. Therefore, to allow efficient viral expression, a mechanism must exist to either restrict promoter-proximal poly(A) site use or enhance the activity of the...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Binding, Competitive
- Gene Expression Regulation
- HIV Long Terminal Repeat
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Poly A
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Proviruses
