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Genetic Dissociation of the Encapsidation and Reverse Transcription Functions in the 5′ R Region of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
1 Jan 1999
Abstract excerpt
The efficient packaging of genomic RNA into virions of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is directed by cis-acting encapsidation signals, which have been mapped to particular RNA stem-loop structures near the 5' end of the genome. Earlier studies have shown that three such stem-loops, located adjacent to the major 5' splice donor, are required for optimal packaging; more recent reports further suggest a...
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