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. 1977 Apr;74(4):1473–1477. doi: 10.1073/pnas.74.4.1473

Nucleotide sequence at the 5' terminus of the avian sarcoma virus genome.

J Shine, A P Czernilofsky, R Friedrich, J M Bishop, H M Goodman
PMCID: PMC430805  PMID: 67601

Abstract

Transcription of DNA from the RNA genome of avian sarcoma virus by RNA-directed DNA polymerase in vitro initiates on a primer (tRNATrp) located near the 5'-terminus of the viral genome. One of the major products of transcription is a single-stranded DNA chain complementary to a sequence of 101 nucleotides immediately distal to the site of initiation of DNA synthesis. We have determined the complete nucleotide sequence of this transcribed chain for the Prague strain of avian sarcoma virus, a partial sequence of the transcribed chain for the Bratislava 77 strain of avian sarcoma virus, and the sequence of a DNA transcript that is shorter than the transcribed single-stranded chain. Our data define the location of tRNATrp on the genome of avian sarcoma virus and provide the sequence of 119 nucleotides at the 5'-terminus of the genome. Portions of this sequence may be involved in the binding of RNA-directed DNA polymerase, the initiation of translation from viral messenger RNA, the extension of RNA-directed DNA synthesis from the 5'- to the 3'-terminus of viral RNA, and the integration of viral DNA into the host genome.

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