Transcription of DNA from the 70S RNA of Rous sarcoma virus. I. Identification of a specific 4S RNA which serves as primer. 1974

J E Dahlberg, and R C Sawyer, and J M Taylor, and A J Faras, and W E Levinson, and H M Goodman, and J M Bishop

The enzymatic transcription of DNA from the 70S RNA of Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) is initiated on the 3' terminus of a molecule of 4S RNA which is hydrogen bonded to the viral genome. We labeled this primer with radioactive deoxynucleotides, and demonstrated that its release from 70S RNA by thermal denaturation was accompanied by a reduction in the template activity of the viral RNA. Two-dimensional electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gels separated the 4S RNAs associated with the 70S RNA of RSV into approximately eight fractions, each of which appeared to contain a discrete species of tRNA. The RNA in one of these fractions served as the principal primer for initiation of DNA synthesis by both detergent-disrupted virions of RSV and purified RNA-directed DNA polymerase with RSV 70S RNA as template.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D009691 Nucleic Acid Denaturation Disruption of the secondary structure of nucleic acids by heat, extreme pH or chemical treatment. Double strand DNA is "melted" by dissociation of the non-covalent hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions. Denatured DNA appears to be a single-stranded flexible structure. The effects of denaturation on RNA are similar though less pronounced and largely reversible. DNA Denaturation,DNA Melting,RNA Denaturation,Acid Denaturation, Nucleic,Denaturation, DNA,Denaturation, Nucleic Acid,Denaturation, RNA,Nucleic Acid Denaturations
D010761 Phosphorus Radioisotopes Unstable isotopes of phosphorus that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. P atoms with atomic weights 28-34 except 31 are radioactive phosphorus isotopes. Radioisotopes, Phosphorus
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D004591 Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis in which a polyacrylamide gel is used as the diffusion medium. Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,SDS-PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGE,Gel Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide,SDS PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGEs
D006358 Hot Temperature Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm. Heat,Hot Temperatures,Temperature, Hot,Temperatures, Hot
D001358 Avian Sarcoma Viruses Group of alpharetroviruses (ALPHARETROVIRUS) producing sarcomata and other tumors in chickens and other fowl and also in pigeons, ducks, and RATS. Avian Sarcoma Virus B77,Chicken Sarcoma Virus B77,Chicken Tumor 1 Virus,Fujinami sarcoma virus,Sarcoma Viruses, Avian,Avian Sarcoma Virus,Fujinami sarcoma viruses,Sarcoma Virus, Avian,Virus, Avian Sarcoma,Viruses, Avian Sarcoma,sarcoma virus, Fujinami,virus, Fujinami sarcoma,viruses, Fujinami sarcoma
D012194 RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase An enzyme that synthesizes DNA on an RNA template. It is encoded by the pol gene of retroviruses and by certain retrovirus-like elements. EC 2.7.7.49. DNA Polymerase, RNA-Directed,RNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase,Reverse Transcriptase,RNA Transcriptase,Revertase,DNA Polymerase, RNA Directed,DNA Polymerase, RNA-Dependent,RNA Dependent DNA Polymerase,RNA Directed DNA Polymerase
D012367 RNA, Viral Ribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of viruses. Viral RNA
D013698 Templates, Genetic Macromolecular molds for the synthesis of complementary macromolecules, as in DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION of DNA to RNA, and GENETIC TRANSLATION of RNA into POLYPEPTIDES. Genetic Template,Genetic Templates,Template, Genetic

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