1999
Mechanistic Studies Examining the Efficiency and Fidelity of DNA Synthesis by the 3TC-Resistant Mutant (184V) of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase †
Feng J, Anderson K. Mechanistic Studies Examining the Efficiency and Fidelity of DNA Synthesis by the 3TC-Resistant Mutant (184V) of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 9440-9448. PMID: 10413520, DOI: 10.1021/bi990709m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 reverse transcriptaseM184V RTHIV-1 virusWild-type HIV-1 reverse transcriptaseReverse transcriptaseDNA-dependent DNA polymerizationStrong antiviral effectRNA-dependent DNA polymerizationCombination therapyAntiviral effectMethionine 184Mutant reverse transcriptaseMutant HIV-1 reverse transcriptaseRT fidelityCorresponding DNA templateSingle amino acid substitutionMolecular mechanismsAmino acid substitutionsVirusDNA synthesisTranscriptaseAcid substitutionsHigh levelsClinicTherapy
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