Low molecular weight RNAs of Moloney murine leukemia virus: identification of the primer for RNA directed DNA synthesis

G. Peters, F. Harada, J. E. Dahlberg, A. Panet, W. A. Haseltine, D. Baltimore

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Abstract

The small RNAs of Moloney murine leukemia virus (M MuLV) were fractionated into at least 15 species by two dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The pattern of small RNAs is significantly different from that of Rous sarcoma virus. A subset of the virion small RNAs is associated with the genome RNA in the 70S complex. One of the associated molecules, a cellular tRNA, is tightly bound to the genome RNA and serves as the major primer for M MuLV RNA directed DNA synthesis in vitro.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1031-1041
Number of pages11
JournalUnknown Journal
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 1977

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