Editing DNA synthesis (section)

==Reverse Transcription==
Reverse transcription is part of the replication cycle of particular virus families, including [[retrovirus]]es. It involves copying RNA into double-stranded complementary DNA (cDNA), using [[reverse transcriptase]] enzymes. In retroviruses, viral RNA is inserted into a host cell nucleus. There, a viral reverse transcriptase enzyme adds DNA nucleotides onto the RNA sequence, generating cDNA that is inserted into the host cell genome by the enzyme [[integrase]], encoding viral proteins.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hughes |first1=Stephen H |title=Reverse Transcription of Retroviruses and LTR Retrotransposons |journal=Microbiology Spectrum |date=2015 |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=1051–1077 |doi=10.1128/microbiolspec.MDNA3-0027-2014 |pmid=26104704|pmc=6775776 |isbn=9781555819200 }}</ref>