title: Gene transcription in HIV infection.
abstract: Transcription from the HIV genome is regulated by the 5' long-terminal-repeat viral promoter as well as regulatory proteins, especially Tat and Rev. Both the promoter activity and the function of regulatory proteins require the activity of cellular components, thus the virus remains highly dependent on the metabolic state of the cell. HIV also possesses the unusual capacity to transcribe from non-integrated DNA.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, 36 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-4034, USA.
authors.forename: Yuntao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jon W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Marsh
mesh_terms: D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D015696:Gene Products, tat / Q000502:physiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000235:genetics*; D016325:HIV Long Terminal Repeat; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D054322:tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
chemical_list: D015696:Gene Products, tat; D054322:tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus