| Literature DB >> 18355716 |
Megan E Fitzgerald1, Alexander C Drohat.
Abstract
During reverse transcription, an RNA polypurine tract (PPT) resists digestion by reverse transcriptase (RT) and primes plus-strand DNA synthesis. In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Yi-Brunozzi et al. (2008) report structural studies of PPTs, illuminating how they are recognized by RT.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18355716 PMCID: PMC2828867 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.03.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Biol ISSN: 1074-5521