Viral reverse transcriptase (RT) plays a critical role in replication (e.g., retroviruses, that reverse transcribe RNA ...

Human retroviruses and AIDS ... Human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase and protease sequence database. Nucleic Acids Res. 27, 348–352 (1999).

How did viruses evolve? Are they a streamlined form of something that existed long ago, or an ultimate culmination of smaller genetic elements joined together?

Also has developed a new reverse transcriptase inhibitor called "ADAM," and analogs of it are being created ... Studies the envelope proteins of viruses, including retroviruses and the Ebola virus.

Background: XMRV (xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus) is the first known example of an exogenous gammaretrovirus that can infect humans. A limited number of reports suggest that XMRV ...