The enzyme which plays an important role in HIV pathogenesis is:
Correct answer: D. Reverse Transcriptase
- A. RNA polymerase I
- B. DNA polymerase II
- C. Reverse Transcriptase I
- D. Reverse Transcriptase
Explanation
When HIV RNA enters the cell it must be "reverse transcribed" into proviral DNA before it can be integrated into the DNA of the host cell. HIV uses its reverse transcriptase enzyme to convert RNA into proviral DNA inside the cell.
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