Structural basis for functional tetramerization of lentiviral integrase.
Experimental evidence suggests that a tetramer of integrase (IN) is the protagonist of the concerted strand transfer reaction, whereby both ends of retroviral DNA are inserted into a host cell chromosome. Herein we present two crystal structures containing the N-terminal and the catalytic core domai...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-07-01
|
Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2705190?pdf=render |