Mesh term Gene Products, pol
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Retroviridae Proteins
Viral Core Proteins
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Fusion Proteins, gag-pol
RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase
pol Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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