| Literature DB >> 2001174 |
O Hungnes1, E Tjotta, B Grinde.
Abstract
During reverse transcription the synthesis of plus strand viral DNA is initiated from an RNA polypurine primer immediately upstream of the U 3 region. The polypurine tract (PPT) sequence at this site is in HIV-1 also present in the middle of the genome. Here we demonstrate that a subpopulation of linear unintegrated HIV-1 DNA has a discontinuity in the plus strand within less than 50 bp from this central PPT, consistent with its utilization as a plus strand initiation site.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 2001174 DOI: 10.1007/bf01319237
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Virol ISSN: 0304-8608 Impact factor: 2.574