Gene Products, pol

Genprodukter, pol

Svensk definition

Proteiner kodade av polgenen hos retrovirus. De sätts ofta samman till proteinprekursormolekyler (polyproteiner) och klyvs senare till slutprodukter som omfattar omvänt transkriptas, endonukleas/integras och virusproteas. Ibland syntetiseras de som gag-pol-fusionsproteiner. pol är förkortning av polymeras (omvänt transkriptas=RNA-styrt DNA-polymeras).

Engelsk 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.

Svenska synonymer

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Engelska synonymer

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