| Literature DB >> 10431171 |
Y M Hou1.
Abstract
The tRNAs are central components in translation. In addition, they are essential for replication of retroviruses: tRNAs bind to viral genomes through their 3'-end sequences and act as primers for initiation of viral replication. Here, I discuss the possibility that tRNAs also play a role in the horizontal transfer of bacterial pathogenicity islands between different pathogens. Such a role would implicate tRNAs in DNA recombination.Mesh：
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Year: 1999 PMID： 10431171 DOI： 10.1016/s0968-0004(99)01428-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Biochem Sci ISSN： 0968-0004 Impact factor: 13.807