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Helix Structure and Ends of RNA/DNA Hybrids Direct the Cleavage Specificity of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase RNase H
1 Jan 1996
Abstract excerpt
RNA/DNA hybrids in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication are cleaved by HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) H in locations determined by hybrid structure. Minus strand DNA synthesis is accompanied by cleavage of template viral RNA directed by RT positioned at the growing 3' DNA end. Some RNA remains as oligomers annealed to the new DNA strand and is cut by RTs positioned at the 5' RNA ends. We constructed...
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