INFECTIONS OF THE UROGENITAL SYSTEMCZhhVg6]bZY!BVjgZZc9Vlhdc!8]g^hHb^i]:YLddY *&
Figure 3.18 Molecular model of the HIV 2 reverse transcriptase. PDB file
1MU2.
Figure 3.19 The replication cycle of HIV. See text for explanation.
HIV particle
docked with
host cellUncoating of
viralRNAReverse
transcriptaseReverse
transcription
forming viral
DNATranscription of DNA
producing new viral RNABudding of
new HIV
particle
Assembly of
new HIV
particle