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or a ‘central DNA flap,’ as a component of HIV nuclear import. The retroviral replication cycle requires that retroviral nucleic acids integrate into the cellular DNA of the host cell.

A team of scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg and the University of Regensburg has unveiled insights into how HIV-1, the virus responsible ...

Early steps of infection by HIV-1 involve entry of the viral core into cells, reverse transcription to form the linear viral DNA, and integration of that DNA into a chromosome of the host.

Without intervention, a significant number of infants born to HIV-positive mothers would contract the virus. 2. Breaking the Cycle: By preventing MTCT, we can break the cycle of HIV transmission ...