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Name:	Gene Products, pol
Description:	Retroviral proteins coded by the pol gene. They are usually synthesized as a protein precursor (POLYPROTEINS) and later cleaved into final products that include reverse transcriptase, endonuclease/integrase, and viral protease. Sometimes they are synthesized as a gag-pol fusion protein (FUSION PROTEINS, GAG-POL). pol is short for polymerase, the enzyme class of reverse transcriptase.
Synonyms:	pol Polyprotein; pol Polyproteins; Gene Product, pol; pol Gene Products; Polyproteins, pol; pol Protein; pol Gene Product; Polyprotein, pol; Protein, pol