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. 1981 Oct;40(1):258–267. doi: 10.1128/jvi.40.1.258-267.1981

Genetic structure, transforming sequence, and gene product of avian sarcoma virus UR1.

L H Wang, R Feldman, M Shibuya, H Hanafusa, M F Notter, P C Balduzzi
PMCID: PMC256615  PMID: 6270378

Abstract

We analyzed the genetic structure and gene products of the newly isolated avian sarcoma virus UR1, which recently has been shown to be replication defective and to contain no sequences homologous to the src gene of Rous sarcoma virus. The sizes of the genomic RNAs of UR1 and its associated helper virus, UR1AV, were determined to be 29S and 35S (5.9 and 8.5 kilobases), respectively, by gel electrophoresis and sucrose gradient sedimentation. RNase T1 oligonucleotide mapping of purified viral RNAs indicated that UR1 RNA contains eight unique oligonucleotides in the middle of the genome and shares four 5'-terminal and three 3'-terminal oligonucleotides with UR1AV RNA. The unique sequences of UR1 and Fujinami sarcoma virus were found to be closely related to each other by molecular hybridization of UR1 RNA with DNA complementary to the unique sequence of Fujinami sarcoma virus RNA, but minor differences were found by oligonucleotides fingerprinting. In the regions flanking the unique sequences, UR1 and Fujinami sarcoma viral RNAs contain distinct oligonucleotides, which are shared with oligonucleotides of the respective helper viral RNAs. Cell transformed with UR1 produce a single 29S RNA species which contains a UR1 unique sequence; this species is most likely the mRNA coding for the transforming protein. In UR1-transformed cells, a phosphoprotein fo 150,000 daltons (p150) was detected by immunoprecipitation with antiserum against gag proteins. p150 was associated with a protein kinase activity that was capable of phosphorylating p150 itself, immunoglobulin G of antiserum, and a soluble substrate, alpha-casein. This enzyme transferred phosphate exclusively to tyrosine residues of substrates in vitro, but p 150 labeled in vivo with 32P contained both phosphoserine and phosphotyrosine. The in vitro kinase reaction was not affected by the presence of cyclic AMP or cyclic GMP and strongly preferred Mn2+ over Mg2+. Thus, the properties of UR1 protein are almost identical to those of Fujinami sarcoma virus protein.

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