REDESIGNATION OF THE RNASE-D ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH RETROVIRAL REVERSE-TRANSCRIPTASE AS RNASE-H

被引:24
作者
HOSTOMSKY, Z
HUGHES, SH
GOFF, SP
LEGRICE, SFJ
机构
[1] CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV,SCH MED,DIV INFECT DIS,CLEVELAND,OH 44106
[2] AGOURON PHARMACEUT INC,SAN DIEGO,CA 92121
[3] NCI,FREDERICK CANC RES & DEV CTR,ABL BASIC RES PROGRAM,FREDERICK,MD 21702
[4] COLUMBIA UNIV,DEPT BIOCHEM,NEW YORK,NY 10032
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10.1128/JVI.68.3.1970-1971.1994
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
In the presence of Mn2+, reverse transcriptase of both human immunodeficiency virus and murine leukemia virus hydrolyzes duplex RNA. However, designating this novel activity RNase D conflicts with Escherichia coli RNase D, which participates in tRNA processing. On the basis of its location in the RNase H domain, we propose that this novel retroviral activity be redesignated RNase H*.
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页码:1970 / 1971
页数:2
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