trans-activation response element binding

Term ID

GO:1990970

Synonyms

• TAR binding

Definition

Binding to a trans-activation response (TAR) element, a hairpin RNA structure located at the 5' end of all HIV-1 transcripts, and which is required for trans-activation of a viral promoter. (2)

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO