THE HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INTEGRASE PROTEIN

被引:104
作者
VINK, C
PLASTERK, RHA
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[1] C. Vink and R.H.A. Platerk are in the Division of Molecular Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam
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10.1016/0168-9525(93)90107-S
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The DNA integration step in the replication cycle of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been recognized as an important target in antiviral strategies. There are two main reasons for this. First, integration of HIV DNA into the human genome is required for replication of this retrovirus. Second, since the integration reaction does not have an obvious cellular counterpart, drugs that specifically inhibit integration may not be toxic for the cell. Here, we focus on the only protein known to be required for retroviral integration, the integrase (IN) protein.
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