1999
Initiation of Minus-Strand DNA Synthesis by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase †
Vaccaro J, Singh H, Anderson K. Initiation of Minus-Strand DNA Synthesis by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 15978-15985. PMID: 10625465, DOI: 10.1021/bi990945x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 reverse transcriptaseDNA/DNA substratesReverse transcriptaseHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptaseType 1 reverse transcriptasePrimer-template substrateDNA synthesisMinus-strand DNA synthesisConcentrations of dCTPDNA/RNADeoxynucleotide incorporationMolecular mechanismsTranscriptaseSteady-state releaseInitiationHigh affinityRNAReleaseStrand DNA synthesis
1998
Implication of the tRNA Initiation Step for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase in the Mechanism of 3‘-Azido-3‘-deoxythymidine (AZT) Resistance †
Vaccaro J, Anderson K. Implication of the tRNA Initiation Step for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase in the Mechanism of 3‘-Azido-3‘-deoxythymidine (AZT) Resistance †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 14189-14194. PMID: 9760256, DOI: 10.1021/bi9810353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 reverse transcriptaseLong-term AZT therapyReverse transcriptaseHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptaseAZT-resistant reverse transcriptaseType 1 reverse transcriptaseNew pharmacological basisAZT therapyAIDS patientsWild-type HIV-1 reverse transcriptasePharmacological basisAZT resistanceClinical resistanceMutant HIV-1 reverse transcriptaseDrug resistanceViral isolatesLack of correlationPatientsPrimer-template substrateAIDS drugsTranscriptase