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. 1977 Apr;4(4):813–826. doi: 10.1093/nar/4.4.813

Monocistronic translation of alfalfa mosaic virus RNAs.

P Gerlinger, E Mohier, M A Le Meur, L Hirth
PMCID: PMC342486  PMID: 866193

Abstract

The four alfalfa mosaic virus RNAs (respectively 24 S, 20 S, 17 S and 12 S) have been used separately as messengers in two in vitro protein synthesizing systems: wheat germ and rabbit reticulocyte lysate. In both systems a polypeptide corresponding to the translation of the entire length of the RNA can be found for RNAs 24 S, 20 S and 12 S, but not for 17 S RNA, the translation product of which is only 35,000 daltons. The number of initiation sites has been determined for each RNA by analyzing the initiation peptides synthesized in the presence of spasomycin and show that there is only one initiation or binding site perRNA. We thus conclude that each AMV RNA behaves as a monocistronic messenger in in vitro translating systems.

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