DIRECT OBSERVATION OF REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES BY SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY

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LEWERENZ, HJ [1 ]
JUNGBLUT, H [1 ]
CAMPBELL, SA [1 ]
GIERSIG, M [1 ]
MULLER, DJ [1 ]
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[1] PORTSMOUTH POLYTECH,DEPT CHEM,PORTSMOUTH PO1 2DT,ENGLAND
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10.1089/aid.1992.8.1663
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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First images on a nanometer scale of reverse transcriptases (RT) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) and of the Moloney murine leukemia virus (MuLV) obtained by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) are reported. The common feature of the observed molecules is a ring-type or horseshoe shape with hole diameters of almost-equal-to 30 angstrom. The STM images are compared with high resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and existing structure predictions. The similarities of the structural data obtained by STM and TEM and their agreement with the structure prediction for the RT of HIV-1 shows the principal possibility to image such biomolecules by STM.
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页码:1663 / 1667
页数:5
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