"HIV Reverse Transcriptase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A reverse transcriptase encoded by the POL GENE of HIV. It is a heterodimer of 66 kDa and 51 kDa subunits that are derived from a common precursor protein. The heterodimer also includes an RNAse H activity (RIBONUCLEASE H, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS) that plays an essential role the viral replication process.
| Descriptor ID |
D054303
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.445.308.300.750.187 D12.776.964.775.375.545.875 D12.776.964.775.375.750.187 D12.776.964.775.562.764.875 D12.776.964.970.600.850.375.545.875 D12.776.964.970.600.850.375.750.187
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| Concept/Terms |
HIV Reverse Transcriptase- HIV Reverse Transcriptase
- Transcriptase, HIV Reverse
- Reverse Transcriptase, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Reverse Transcriptase, HIV
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