Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle
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...(or host cell) by the viral protein reverse transcriptase (RT). In the case of a natural virus, both the...the protein and the genetic code for reverse transcriptase are packaged (Wu et al., 1997) inside of the...viral vectors, only the protein for reverse transcriptase (RT) is present in the capsid, as the engineered...cell’s genome and then use cell machinery for transcription and translation. Here, we will discuss several...during uncoating.
After uncoating, reverse transcription follows the release of the two strands of viral...