Like all retroviruses, the human immunodeficiency virus selectively packages two copies of
its unspliced RNA genome, both of which are utilized for strand-transfer-mediated …

Retroviruses form a large and diverse group, with isolates from many different vertebrates. In
most cases, our knowledge of the molecular biology of the viruses is derived from one model …

RNA Packaging Page 1 RNA Packaging R. BERKOWITZ 1, J. FISHER2, and SP GOFF2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 2 Packaging …

Retroviruses package two homologous single-stranded RNA genomes within a gag protein-
RNA complex. In mature virion particles, the two RNA strands are thought to associate …

The virion-associated genome of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 consists of a
noncovalently linked dimer of two identical, unspliced RNA molecules. A hairpin structure …

The genome of the retroviruses is a dimer composed by two homologous copies of genomic
RNA (gRNA) molecules of positive polarity. The dimerization process allows two gRNA …

Members of the family Retroviridae are important animal and human pathogens. Being
obligate parasites, their replication involves a series of steps during which the virus hijacks …

We have synthesized a convenient electron microscope label for map** poly (A)
sequences. Short lengths of poly (dT) are polymerized onto nicked circular SV40 DNA with …

Retroviruses are a family of widespread small animal viruses at the origin of a diversity of
diseases. They share common structural and functional properties such as reverse …

The genetic material of all retroviruses examined so far consists of two identical RNA
molecules joined at their 5'ends by the dimer linkage structure (DLS). Since the precise …