Abstract: Finally, we confirmed previous findings that
L74V-containing viruses display diminished replication capacity and that this is associated with reduced levels of synthesis of early reverse-transcribed viral DNA molecules.
Abstract: In addition, we determined that the
L74V and
M184V mutations did not affect the ratio between the populations of
RT-DNA/DNA complexes found at pre- and posttranslocational stages; however, they might have affected proper alignment between incorporated chain terminator and pyrophosphate donor, substrate orientation, affinity for ATP, and/or primer-template substrate.