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Direct observation of reverse transcriptases by scanning tunneling microscopy.

H J Lewerenz·H Jungblut·S A Campbell·M Giersig·D J Müller
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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 approximately 30 A. 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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CrystallizationHIV Reverse TranscriptaseHIV-1Microscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, Scanning TunnelingMoloney murine leukemia virusRNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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H J Lewerenz, H Jungblut, S A Campbell, M Giersig, D J Müller. 1992. Direct observation of reverse transcriptases by scanning tunneling microscopy.. https://doi.org/10.1089/aid.1992.8.1663

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