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Dimerization of retroviral genomic RNAs: structural and functional implications

J C Paillart1, R Marquet, E Skripkin

  • 1UPR 9002 CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France.

Biochimie
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Retroviruses package two RNA genomes linked by a dimer linkage structure (DLS). This structure, initiated by a dimerization initiation site (DIS), is crucial for viral replication and genetic diversity.

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