Physical principles of retroviral integration in the human genome

Some retroviruses, including HIV, insert their DNA in a non-random manner in the host genome through a poorly understood selection mechanism. Here the authors develop a biophysical model of retroviral integration, identifying previously unnoticed universal principles that regulate this phenomenon.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D. Michieletto, M. Lusic, D. Marenduzzo, E. Orlandini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08333-8