... cloning of the Tat mRNA sequencesTo study the mechanism of protein synthesis from the Tat mRNA, we cloned the Tat1 and Tat2 sequences, the twomajor forms of Tat mRNA [43], by means of a PCR-DNAreconstruction ... of 18(page number not for citation purposes)RetrovirologyOpen AccessResearch Mechanism of HIV-1 Tat RNA translation and its activation by the Tat proteinNicolas Charnay1, Roland Ivanyi-Nagy1, ... slightly decreased the translation of the Rluc RNA and that of a 5' UTR -Tat RNA where the TAR-polyA has been deleted (Additional file 3). Thirdly, Tat synthesized in the RRL and the Tat/ RRL...