Papers in the Biological Sciences
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
1994
Citation
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY, Sept. 1994, p. 6092-6096
Abstract
We have analyzed atypical tomato bushy stunt virus defective interfering (DI) RNA species which accumulated during a passage series in protoplasts. We present a rationale for the order of appearance of these molecules and show, using competition assays, that either segment duplication or single nucleotide insertion can enhance DI RNA competitiveness. Possible mechanisms for the introduction of the modifications observed in these DI RNAs are discussed.
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Copyright © 1994, American Society for Microbiology