Comparative functional analysis of Jembrana disease virus Tat protein on lentivirus long terminal repeat promoters: evidence for flexibility at its N-terminus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Jembrana disease virus (JDV) encodes a potent regulatory protein Tat that strongly stimulates viral expression by transactivating the long terminal repeat (LTR) promoter. JDV Tat (jTat) promotes the transcription from its own LTR as...

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Main Authors: Gao Yang, Li Yue, Gai Yuanming, Deng Gang, Su Yang, Du Jiansen, Geng Yunqi, Chen Qimin, Qiao Wentao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/6/1/179