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DNA synthesis by RNA-containing tumor viruses.

Scolnick EM, Aaronson SA, Todaro GJ

Abstract

Murine leukemia (Rauscher and Moloney strains) and sarcoma (Kirsten strain) virions, as well as the mammary tumor virus of mice, contain an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase. Optimal incorporation of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates occurs at a critical detergent (Triton X-100) concentration (0.010-0.014%). At higher than optimal detergent concentrations the virion is seen to be disrupted and enzyme activity is lost. The virion, enzymatic activity, and newly synthesized DNA all cosediment in a sucrose gradient. Thus far the enzymatic activity has been found only in RNA viruses that have oncogenic properties.

MeSH Terms
Centrifugation, Density Gradient DNA Nucleotidyltransferases/metabolism DNA, Viral/biosynthesis Gammaretrovirus/enzymology Leukemia Virus, Murine/enzymology Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse/enzymology Moloney murine leukemia virus/enzymology Newcastle disease virus/enzymology Orthomyxoviridae/enzymology Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human/enzymology Rauscher Virus/enzymology Respiratory Syncytial Viruses/enzymology Surface-Active Agents
Chemicals
DNA, Viral Surface-Active Agents DNA Nucleotidyltransferases
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Scolnick E M
Aaronson S A
Todaro G J
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Article Info
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Abbr.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
ISSN
0027-8424
Published
1970-10-00
Pages
1034-41
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505876
PMCID
PMC283309
Subset
IM
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