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HIV-1 RT and integrase proteins interact during viral replication

Published in Blood Weekly, July 22nd, 2004

There is interaction between HIV-1 RT and integrase proteins during viral replication.

"Reverse transcriptase (RT) and integrase (IN) are two key catalytic enzymes encoded by all retroviruses. It has been shown that a specific interaction occurs between the human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) RT and IN proteins (X. Wu, J. Virol. 73:2126-2135, 1999).

"We have "further examined this interaction to map the binding domains and to determine the effects of interaction on enzyme function. Using recombinant purified proteins, we have found that both a HIV-1 RT heterodimer (p66/p51 and its individual subunits, p51 and p66, are able to bind to HIV-1...

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