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. 1970 Oct;67(2):921–928. doi: 10.1073/pnas.67.2.921

The Nucleotide Sequence at the 5′-Terminus of the Qβ RNA Minus Strand

H M Goodman 1,2,3,*, M A Billeter 1,2,3, J Hindley 1,2,3, C Weissmann 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC283293  PMID: 5289029

Abstract

The sequence of the first 52 nucleotides at the 5′-end of the Qβ minus strand has been determined and found to be complementary in an antiparallel fashion to the 3′-terminal region of the Qβ plus strand. There are few similarities between the corresponding sequences of Qβ plus and minus strands; however, both have a hydrogen-bonded loop close to the 5′-end. The sequence of the 3′-terminal region of the plus strand was deduced: there are no termination signals within the last 32 nucleotides. A notable homology exists between the 3′-ends of Qβ and R17 RNA.

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