Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Type 1 LTR DNA contains an intrinsic gene producing antisense RNA and protein products

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>While viruses have long been shown to capitalize on their limited genomic size by utilizing both strands of DNA or complementary DNA/RNA intermediates to code for viral proteins, it has been assumed that human retroviruses have all t...

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Main Authors: Hsiao Chiu-Bin, Brooks Stephen, Sharma Sanjay, Krawczyk Kristie A, Ambrus Julian L, Ludwig Linda B, Schwartz Stanley A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/3/1/80