Although most of the people connect mentally, Reverse Transcriptase (RTase) is only found in viruses, presence of this enzyme in some pathogenic bacteria has raised question-Is there any evolutionary relationship between Viruses and Bacteria? The enzyme has found to synthesize a special satellite DNA called msDNA (Multicopy Single-Stranded DNA) from an especial genomic segment called Retron. This satellite DNA caught researchers attention because of its strange structure, which consisted of a single-stranded DNA molecule linked with branched RNA through phosphodiester bond. Despite...
Although most of the people connect mentally, Reverse Transcriptase (RTase) is only found in viruses, presence of this enzyme in some pathogenic bacte...