Early reverse transcription is essential for productive foamy virus infection.

BACKGROUND: Although viral RNA constitutes the majority of nucleic acids packaged in virions, a late occurring step of reverse transcription leads to the presence of infectious viral cDNA in foamy virus particles. This peculiarity distinguishes them from the rest of the retroviral family. PRINCIPAL...

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Main Authors: Alessia Zamborlini, Noémie Renault, Ali Saïb, Olivier Delelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2884000?pdf=render