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<StructureSection load='1REV' size='350' side='right' caption='This enzyme is known as HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase. It is responsible for performing reverse transcription in human host cells infected by HIV-1.' scene=''> | |||
==HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase== | ==HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase== | ||
'''Reverse Transcriptase''' (RT), also known as '''RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase''', is an enzyme used by retroviruses for the catalysis of the transcription of retrovirus RNA into DNA, which is the reverse of normal cellular transcription (DNA to RNA). HIV-1 RT is the reverse transcriptase used by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and is what makes the virus so infectious once in the body. The discovery of HIV-1 RT was a landmark discovery, and the first drugs offered to people living with HIV-1 were inhibitors of HIV-1 RT (1). | '''Reverse Transcriptase''' (RT), also known as '''RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase''', is an enzyme used by retroviruses for the catalysis of the transcription of retrovirus RNA into DNA, which is the reverse of normal cellular transcription (DNA to RNA). HIV-1 RT is the reverse transcriptase used by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and is what makes the virus so infectious once in the body. The discovery of HIV-1 RT was a landmark discovery, and the first drugs offered to people living with HIV-1 were inhibitors of HIV-1 RT (1). | ||
