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Hiv-1 reverse transcriptase

Hiv-1 reverse transcriptase

(Science: enzyme) hiv-1 enzyme responsible for the synthesis of dna from genomic rna of the virus. It is encoded by the pol gene of hiv-1.

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Viral budding

... process of retroviruses with the assistance of reverse transcriptase. Taking the HIV virus as an example, upon completion of viral proteins being ...

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by Poggie
Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:36 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Viral budding
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Views: 932

Re: no repeat sequences in exons of genes?

I know that sometimes LINES can use reverse transcriptase to insert a mRNA back into DNA and cause diseases ... they evolved has many protein-coding sequences (like HIV... env gag nef pol rev tat vif vpr vpu 9 protein coding ...

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by merv
Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:37 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: no repeat sequences in exons of genes?
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Re:

... is? Also, I was under the impression that HIV was able to invade the genome because of the presence of Reverse Transcriptase, labelling it a retrovirus. I'm not sure how a connection ...

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by enarees
Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:57 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: AIDS – a tritium disease?
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Views: 9194

AIDS – a tritium disease?

... is? Also, I was under the impression that HIV was able to invade the genome because of the presence of Reverse Transcriptase, labelling it a retrovirus. I'm not sure how a connection ...

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by MillieKittan
Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:04 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: AIDS – a tritium disease?
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Views: 9194

Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

... to DNA by retroviruses (RNA viruses) such as HIV with the use of reverse transcriptase enzyme. Now, I ask, How does this process of DNA, mRNA, ...

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by JosePR
Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:53 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
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