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Virus activating protease

virus activating protease

(Science: enzyme) Endoprotease from chick embryo; activates para- and orthomyoxovirus fusion glycoproteins by cleaving them at a single arginine site; ca(2_) dependent; similar to blood clotting factor x

Registry number: EC 3.4.21.-


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HIV Reverse Transcriptase Enzyme

... some detail the steps of infection as well as virus production and maturation is given by: http://aids.about.com/od/newlydiagnosed/ss/livecycle_10.htm ... transcriptase molecule. Once inside the cell, proteases weaken the capsid, which disintegrates, ... is now exposed to cellular pools of dNTP, thus activating ...

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Topic: HIV Reverse Transcriptase Enzyme
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