Initiation of HIV Reverse Transcription: Is Enzyme Flipping Required?

Liu and colleagues have recently studied dynamic changes in the orientation of HIV reverse transcriptase (RT) on its nucleic acid substrate during initiation of DNA synthesis. The authors employed a single molecule FRET assay and revealed the existence of an equilibrium between polymerase-competent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthias Götte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-04-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/3/4/331/