The key role for local base order in the generation of multiple forms of China HIV-1 B'/C intersubtype recombinants

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>HIV-1 is a retrovirus with high rate of recombination. Increasing experimental studies <it>in vitro </it>indicated that local hairpin structure of RNA was associated with recombination by favoring RT pausing and promoting...

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Main Authors: Wei Ji-Fu, Zhang Chi-Yu, He Shao-Heng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/5/53