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. 1974 Nov;1(11):1521–1529. doi: 10.1093/nar/1.11.1521

Nucleotide sequences of the 5′ termini of φX174 mRNAs synthesized in vitro

Lloyd H Smith 1, Karel Grohmann 1, RL Sinsheimer 1
PMCID: PMC343428  PMID: 10793707

Abstract

When using φX174 RFI DNA as a template, in vitro, E. coli RNA polymerase synthesizes four major purine triphosphate-containing 5′ end sequences. RNase A digests of α32P labeled RNA were further digested with spleen exonuclease to remove the bulk of the oligonucleotides with 5′ hydroxyls and then chromatographed on DEAE cellulose to resolve the remaining 5′ terminal oligonucleotides. By application of standard separation and sequence techniques, the major 5′ end sequences were shown to be: pppApUp(Cp), pppApApApUp(Cp), pppApApApApUp(Cp), and pppGpApUp(Gp).

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