| Literature DB >> 26714705 |
Joseph A Hollenbaugh1, Baek Kim2,3.
Abstract
Deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) are the building blocks of DNA and their biosynthesis is tightly regulated in the cell. HPLC-MS and enzyme-based methods are currently employed to determine dNTP concentrations from cellular extracts. Here, we describe a highly efficient, HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT)-based assay to quantitate dNTP concentrations. The assay is based on the ability of HIV-1 RT to function at very low dNTP concentrations, thus providing for the high sensitivity of detection.Entities:
Keywords: Deoxynucleoside triphosphates; HIV-1; Reverse transcriptase; dNTP concentration
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26714705 PMCID: PMC4839283 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3046-3_5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745