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Gene Products, vpr
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Definition
: 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.
Examples
vpr Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Other names
vpr Protein; vpr Gene Products; vpr Gene Product; R, Viral Protein; Protein R, Viral; Viral Protein R (vpr); Viral Protein R; Gene Product, vpr