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Gene Products, pol

Medical Definition:	Retroviral proteins coded by the pol gene. They are usually synthesized as a protein precursor (POLYPROTEINS) and later cleaved into final products that include reverse transcriptase, endonuclease/integrase, and viral protease. Sometimes they are synthesized as a gag-pol fusion protein (FUSION PROTEINS, GAG-POL). pol is short for polymerase, the enzyme class of reverse transcriptase.
Guide Notes:	coord with specific virus (IM)
Previously Indexed:	Retroviridae Proteins (1983-1989),Reverse Transcriptase (1977-1989),Viral Proteins (1977-1989)

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