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HIV Enhancer  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Cis-acting regulatory sequences in the HIV long terminal repeat (LTR) which play a major role in induction or augmentation of HIV gene expression in response to environmental stimuli such as mitogens, phorbol esters, or other viruses. The HIV enhancer is the binding site for many cellular transcription factors including the nuclear factor NF-kappa B.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KS2XDNZ2-D

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