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HIV Reverse Transcriptase  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Reverse Transcriptase, HIV
  • Reverse Transcriptase, Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Scope note

  • A reverse transcriptase encoded by the POL GENE of HIV. It is a heterodimer of 66 kDa and 51 kDa subunits that are derived from a common precursor protein. The heterodimer also includes an RNAse H activity (RIBONUCLEASE H, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS) that plays an essential role the viral replication process.

History note

  • 2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054303

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