transcriptaseentsyymiä
Transcriptaseentsyymiä, more commonly known as reverse transcriptase, is an enzyme that synthesizes a DNA copy from a template of RNA. This process is the reverse of the usual flow of genetic information, which goes from DNA to RNA through transcription. Reverse transcriptase is primarily found in retroviruses, such as HIV, and is essential for their replication.
The enzyme plays a critical role in the retroviral life cycle. When a retrovirus infects a host
Beyond its biological significance in retroviruses, reverse transcriptase is a crucial tool in molecular biology laboratories.