Occlusion of the HIV poly(A) site.

To investigate the selective use of poly(A) sites in the 3' long terminal repeat (LTR) but not the 5' LTR of retroviruses, we have studied the poly(A) site of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). Using hybrid HIV/alpha-globin gene constructs, we demonstrate that the HIV poly(A) site i...

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Main Authors: Weichs an der Glon, C, Monks, J, Proudfoot, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1991