Reverse Transcriptase
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Genetics of Viruses — Genetics: Analysis and Principles▶ 10:04HIV's envelope fuses with the host cell's plasma membraneThat fusion releases the HIV capsid and its contents the RNA genome, reverse transcriptase, integrates into the cytosolThen host enzymes come along and break down the capsid proteinsRNA Metabolism: Transcription, RNA Processing, and Catalytic RNA Explained — Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry▶ 19:47PreciselyEnter reverse transcriptaseThis is an RNA -dependent DNA polymeraseDrugs for the Treatment of Viral Infections — Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology▶ 18:27It's not that it's tough, it's that it's fast and incredibly sloppyHIV replicates billions of times a day and its key enzyme, reverse transcriptase, makes mistakes constantlyAnd those mistakes are mutations