Conformational Changes in HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase that Facilitate Its Maturation

Ryan L Slack1, Tatiana V Ilina1, Zhaoyong Xi1

  • 1Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Room 1037, Biomedical Science Tower 3, 3501 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.

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