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A 19-Nucleotide Sequence Upstream of the 5' Major Splice Donor Is Part of the Dimerization Domain of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Genomic RNA
15 Nov 1994
Abstract excerpt
The genome of all retroviruses, including human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), consists of two identical RNAs noncovalently linked near their 5' end. Dimerization of genomic RNA is thought to modulate several steps in the retroviral life cycle, such as recombination, translation, and encapsidation. We report the results of experiments designed to identify the 5' and 3' boundaries of the dimerization...
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