From promoting to inhibiting: diverse roles of helicases in HIV-1 Replication

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Helicases hydrolyze nucleotide triphosphates (NTPs) and use the energy to modify the structures of nucleic acids. They are key players in every cellular process involving RNA or DNA. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) does not encode a helicase, thus it...

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Main Authors: Lorgeoux Rene-Pierre, Guo Fei, Liang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Retrovirology
Subjects:
RNP
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/9/1/79