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Abstract

The rate of mutation during retrovirus replication is high. Mutations can occur during transcription of the viral genomic RNA from the integrated provirus or during reverse transcription from viral RNA to form viral DNA or during replication of the proviral DNA as the host cell is dividing. Therefore, three polymerases may all contribute to retroviral evolution: host RNA polymerase II, viral reverse transcriptases and host DNA polymerases, respectively. Since the rate of mutation for host DNA polymerase is very low, mutations are more likely to be caused by the host RNA polymerase II and/or the viral reverse transcriptase. A system was established to detect the frequency of frame-shift mutations caused by cellular RNA polymerase II, as well as the rate of retroviral mutation during a single cycle of replication . In this study, it was determined that RNA polymerase II contributes less than 3 % to frame-shift mutations that occur during retrovirus replication. Therefore, the majority of frame-shift mutations detected within the viral genome are the result of errors during reverse transcription.

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