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Record 1 2011-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Viral Diseases
DEF

A gene of HIV that plays a role in viral replication by regulating the transcription of viral DNA into RNA; also the protein produced by that gene.

CONT

"tat" is gene of HIV. This gene produces the Tat protein, which greatly assists HIV replication and is probably essential for HIV infection.

OBS

The word "Tat" is capitalized when referring to the protein, and not capitalized when referring to the gene which codes for that protein.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Maladies virales
CONT

La protéine Tat est une protéine virale essentielle pour l'expression des gènes viraux et la réplication du virus VIH-1 et, en son absence, aucune protéine virale n'est produite.

OBS

Tat (transactivateur de transcription). Le t de Tat prend la majuscule quand il désigne la protéine et une minuscule quand il désigne le gène.

Key term(s)
  • protéine transactivatrice
  • protéine transactivatrice de transcription
  • transactivateur de transcription
  • Tat

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
CONT

One of the first viral genes to be transcribed, tat, is encoded in the short transcripts and produces a regulatory protein that speeds up transcription of the HIV provirus. This protein acts by binding to specific sequences within the viral RNA called TAR. Once the tat protein binds to the TAR sequence, transcription of the provirus by cellular RNA polymerase II accelerates at least 1,000-fold.

Key term(s)
  • transacting responsive element

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
CONT

L'un des premiers gènes viraux transcrits sous la forme de courtes séquences d'ARN est le gène tat: il code une protéine régulatrice qui accélère la transcription du provirus. Cette protéine se lie à une séquence spécifique de l'ARN viral nommé TAR; une fois que la protéine tat est lié à la séquence TAR, l'ARN polymérase II de la cellule transcript le provirus au moins 1000 fois plus vite qu'auparavant.

Spanish

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