Chemicals and Drugs

vpr Gene Products

Trans-acting proteins which accelerate retroviral virus replication. The vpr proteins act in trans to increase the levels of specified proteins. vpr is short for viral protein R, where R is undefined.

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Abstract

Trans-acting proteins which accelerate retroviral virus replication. The vpr proteins act in trans to increase the levels of specified proteins. vpr is short for viral protein R, where R is undefined.

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  • Gene Product, vpr
  • Gene Products, vpr
  • Viral Protein R
  • Viral Protein R (vpr)
  • vpr Protein
  • Protein R, Viral
  • vpr Gene Product

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

93; was GENE PRODUCTS, RAP 1991-92; GENE PRODUCTS, VPR & RAP PROTEIN & HIV RAP GENE PRODUCT were see GENE PRODUCTS, RAP 1991-92

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  • Retroviridae Proteins (1990)

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  1. D12.776w.964w.925w.984.430

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. vpr Gene Products. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016336. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016336
  2. vpr Gene Products. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77947488