New England Biolabs (NEB®) announced today that they have released a novel, thermostable reverse transcriptase, WarmStart® RTx Reverse Transcriptase, specifically designed for nucleic acid detection.

The mechanism of action of NNRTIs is illustrated in Figure 1. Reverse transcriptase catalyzes RNA-dependent and DNA-dependent polymerase activities, which are essential for viral DNA synthesis when ...

RNA polymerases are sloppy. A retrovirus with an RNA genome, which is copied into DNA by a reverse transcriptase, is prone to mutations because the enzyme lacks the 3’ to 5’ proofreading capability of ...

The enzyme RT of HIV-1 is responsible for copying the viral single-stranded RNA genome to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) in the cytoplasm of infected cells. This 117-kDa heterodimeric (p66 and p51) ...

Researchers show that polymerase theta can efficiently convert RNA sequences back into DNA, a feat more common in viruses than eukaryotic cells. Editor's Note: Thomas Jefferson University issued the ...

One of the hallmarks of many DNA polymerases is that they proofread as they copy DNA, ensuring high-fidelity duplicates of an organism’s genome. This error-checking ability is missing from enzymes ...

Viral reverse transcriptase (RT) plays a critical role in replication (e.g., retroviruses, that reverse transcribe RNA templates into complementary DNA) and genome mutations (e.g., ...

Amid the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, a once obscure enzyme found itself in the spotlight: reverse transcriptase. As laboratories worldwide rushed to develop reliable ...

The global reverse transcriptase enzymes industry has witnessed remarkable growth and is anticipated to further expand, reaching a valuation of US$ 335.0 Million in 2022 and projected to escalate to ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects more than a tenth of Americans aged 65 and older. The disease has proven difficult to develop new treatments for, and available ...