Viral DNA synthesized in vitro by avian retrovirus particles permeabilized with melittin. II. Evidence for a strand displacement mechanism in plus-strand synthesis.
AUTOR(ES)
Boone, L R
RESUMO
Analyses of the native DNA product of mellitin-activated avian retrovirus reverse transcription have revealed a unique structure. The vast majority of the molecules were linear, either 7.7 (genome) or 8.0 (extended genome) kilobases in length, and contained single-stranded DNA branches distributed throughout. These conclusions are based on electrophoretic properties of intact and restriction endonuclease-treated molecules before and after treatment with single-strand-specific nuclease S1. Preliminary data from linear viral DNA extracted from infected cells suggest that these molecules have a similar structure. The findings summarized in this report and those in the preceding paper indicated that the single-stranded branches are of positive polarity and are generated by a strand displacement mechanism. The existence of these branches suggests a role for strand displacement in replication and recombination.
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