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. 1974 Jul;14(1):40–46. doi: 10.1128/jvi.14.1.40-46.1974

Isolation and Characterization of RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase from a B-Type RNA Tumor Virus

Arnold S Dion 1, Akhil B Vaidya 1, Garland S Fout 1, Dan H Moore 1
PMCID: PMC355475  PMID: 4134465

Abstract

RNA-directed DNA polymerase was isolated from milk-borne B-type murine mammary tumor virus of the RIII mouse strain. The several hundred-fold-purified enzyme sediments at 5.5 to 5.7S with an average molecular weight of approximately 100,000. The purified enzyme is completely template dependent and responds to RNA, DNA, and synthetic templates. Stability studies indicate differential lability dependent on the exogenous template used to monitor activity.

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