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GO: Molecular Function

retroviral integrase activity

Term ID
GO:0044823
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Definition
Catalysis of the covalent insertion of double-stranded retroviral DNA into host DNA. Proceeds by an endonucleolytic cleavage at each 3'-OH extremity of the viral genome, named 3'-processing, followed by a strand transfer reaction leading to the insertion of the processed viral DNA into the target DNA by a trans-esterification mechanism. 19091057
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GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO
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