CIRCULAR FORMS OF DNA SYNTHESIZED BY ROUS-SARCOMA VIRUS INVITRO

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CLAYMAN, CH [1 ]
MOSHARRAFA, ET [1 ]
ANDERSON, DL [1 ]
FARAS, AJ [1 ]
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[1] VIRGINIA POLYTECH INST & STATE UNIV,DEPT BIOL,BLACKSBURG,VA 24061
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10.1126/science.91199
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Electron microscopic analysis of the DNA product synthesized by detergent-disrupted preparations of Rous sarcoma virus in vitro revealed the presence of several interesting molecular forms including covalently closed circular DNA. The identification of such circular DNA indicates that virions of retroviruses contain all the components necessary to facilitate the complete synthesis of mature forms of viral DNA and therefore provide a useful system to delineate the molecular mechanisms involved in their synthesis. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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