The genome and proteins of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) have been the subject of extensive research since the discovery of the virus in 1983. "In...
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Two RNA genomes are encapsidated in each HIV-1 particle (see Structure and genome of HIV). Upon infection and replication catalyzed by reverse transcriptase...
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Virus (redirect from Virus genome composition)
the viral genome and host genome; the lipid membrane itself and any carbohydrates present originate entirely from the host. Influenza virus, HIV (which causes...
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cytopathy. Structure and genome of HIV HIV replication cycle HIV tropism Doitsh, G; Greene, WC (2016). "Dissecting How CD4 T Cells Are Lost During HIV Infection"...
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Reverse transcriptase (redirect from Hiv-1 reverse transcriptase)
used to convert RNA genome to DNA, a process termed reverse transcription. Reverse transcriptases are used by viruses such as HIV and hepatitis B to replicate...
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Integrase (redirect from Hiv integrase)
domains and 2-domain constructs of integrases from HIV-1, HIV-2, SIV, and Rous Sarcoma Virus (RSV) have been reported, with the first structures determined...
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in microbial abundance. The pattern of natural selection in the monkey genome in genes involved in HIV responses and those regulated in response to experimental...
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Long terminal repeat (redirect from Hiv long terminal repeat)
element of many retroviruses. DIS is characterized by a conserved stem and palindromic loop that forms a kissing-loop complex between HIV-1 RNA genomes to...
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P24 capsid protein (category HIV/AIDS)
gene. The structure of HIV capsid was determined by X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy. The p24 capsid protein consists of two domains:...
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subtypes of HIV include two main subtypes, known as HIV type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV type 2 (HIV-2). These subtypes have distinct genetic differences and are associated...
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Adenoviridae (section HIV infection concerns)
double-stranded DNA genome. Their name derives from their initial isolation from human adenoids in 1953. They have a broad range of vertebrate hosts; in...
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Retrovirus (category Modification of genetic information)
retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts a DNA copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades, thus changing the genome of that cell. After...
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replication cycle of HIV-1 and other retroviruses is the integration of this viral DNA into the host DNA. The RNA genome of progeny virions and the template...
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DNA (redirect from Structure of DNA)
of the DNA structure DNA from the Beginning Another DNA Learning Center site on DNA, genes, and heredity from Mendel to the human genome project. The...
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CD4 (redirect from Cluster of differentiation 4)
J, Hendrickson WA (June 1998). "Structure of an HIV gp120 envelope glycoprotein in complex with the CD4 receptor and a neutralizing human antibody". Nature...
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Genome editing, or genome engineering, or gene editing, is a type of genetic engineering in which DNA is inserted, deleted, modified or replaced in the...
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S2CID 4206886. "Virology – Human Immunodeficiency Virus And Aids, Structure: The Genome And Proteins of HIV". Pathmicro.med.sc.edu. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 27...
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Envelope glycoprotein GP120 (redirect from Hiv envelope protein gp120)
exposed on the surface of the HIV envelope. It was discovered by Professors Tun-Hou Lee and Myron "Max" Essex of the Harvard School of Public Health in 1984...
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The LTR of HIV is positively auto regulated by the Tat (transcription activator) protein, which is found towards the 3' end of the HIV genome. Without...
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RNA packaging and is located the 5’ untranslated region of the unspliced HIV-1 genome. GSL3 is known to direct specific packaging of HIV-1 genomic RNA...
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management of HIV/AIDS normally includes the use of multiple antiretroviral drugs as a strategy to control HIV infection. There are several classes of antiretroviral...
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The HIV-1 Rev response element (RRE) is a highly structured, ~350 nucleotide RNA segment present in the Env coding region of unspliced and partially spliced...
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cis-acting RNA element identified in the genomes of the retroviruses Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). It is...
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fundamental research about the nature of HIV as an infectious agent and AIDS as the disease caused by HIV. A body of scientific evidence has shown that men...
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living with HIV to lead long and healthy lives. An HIV-positive person on treatment can expect to live a normal life, and die with the virus, not of it. Effective...
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Ribonuclease H (section Structure)
as HIV and are required for viral replication. In eukaryotes, ribonuclease H1 is involved in DNA replication of the mitochondrial genome. Both H1 and H2...
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maximizing the storage capacity of their genome. Thus, many viruses (including HIV-1) are categorized as having a polycistronic genome, meaning they employ multiple...
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are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is more virulent, more easily transmitted, and it is the cause of the vast majority of HIV infections globally...
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Group-specific antigen (section Gag in HIV)
convention, the HIV genome is numbered according to HIV-1 group M subtype B reference strain HXB2. After a virus enters a target cell, the viral genome is integrated...
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