Impaired RNA incorporation and dimerization in live attenuated leader-variants of SIV<sub>mac239</sub>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The 5' untranslated region (UTR) or leader sequence of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV<sub>mac239</sub>) is multifunctional and harbors the regulatory elements for viral replication, persistence, gene translation,...

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Main Authors: Whitney James B, Wainberg Mark A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-12-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/3/1/96