title: The two sides of Tat.
abstract: A virus protein called Tat plays a dual role in HIV infection by regulating the expression of genes belonging to the virus and genes belonging to the host cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Matjaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barboric
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States.
authors.forename: Koh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujinaga
mesh_terms: D006678:HIV / Q000502:physiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000821:virology*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014779:Virus Replication; D054322:tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D054322:tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
keywords: RNA polymerase II; chromatin; chromosomes; epigenetics; genes; human; transcription; transcription factors