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Gene Products, pol  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Retroviral proteins coded by the pol gene. They are usually synthesized as a protein precursor (POLYPROTEINS) and later cleaved into final products that include reverse transcriptase, endonuclease/integrase, and viral protease. Sometimes they are synthesized as a gag-pol fusion protein (FUSION PROTEINS, GAG-POL). Pol is short for polymerase, the enzyme class of reverse transcriptase.

Entry terms

  • Gene Product, pol
  • pol Gene Products
  • pol Polyprotein
  • pol Polyproteins
  • pol Protein

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZBS91GFD-F

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