A Leu to Ile but not Leu to Val change at HIV-1 reverse transcriptase codon 74 in the background of K65R mutation leads to an increased processivity of K65R+L74I enzyme and a replication competent virus
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The major hurdle in the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) includes the development of drug resistance-associated mutations in the target regions of the virus. Since reverse transcriptase (RT) is essential for H...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-01-01
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Series: | Virology Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/33 |