TABLE 4.
Tf1 element | Transposition | cDNA synthesis | Gag | RT | IN | Particle formation | RNA packaging |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tf1-WT | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | Cytoplasmic particles and aggregates | +++ |
Tf1-PRfs | − | − | +++ | − | − | Cytoplasmic and nuclear particles and aggregates | − |
Tf1-ΔA | − | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | Cytoplasmic aggregates | ++++ |
Tf1-ΔB | − | − | − | ++ | ++ | Not done | − |
Tf1-ΔC | − | − | − | +++ | +++ | No particles | − |
Tf1-ΔD | + | + | +++ | ++ | ++ | Cytoplasmic particles and aggregates | − |
+, very little; ++, less than the wild type; +++, wild type; ++++, more than the wild type; −, not detected.