Analysis of spleen focus-forming virus-specific RNA sequences coding for spleen focus-forming virus-specific glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 55,000 (gp55).

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Yoshida, M

RESUMO

The 32S RNA of the Friend strain of spleen focus-forming virus (SFFV) contains two sets of sequences: about half is specific to SFFV, and the other half is in common with the sequence of the helper lymphatic leukemia virus. Fingerprinting analysis of RNase T1 oligonucleotides showed that the SFFV-specific sequences were located in two distinct regions: in the 3' half and near the 5' terminus of the genome. Translation of SFFV RNA in a cell-free system yielded three SFFV-specific polypeptides: two main products with molecular weights of about 47,000 (P47) and 16,000 (P16) and a variable amount of a product with a molecular weight of 40,000 (P40). P47 was translated from polyadenylic acid-containing fragments of 1,500 to 3,000 nucleotides with SFFV-specific sequences from the 3' half of the genome, whereas P16, which contained peptides in common with those of P47, was synthesized by smaller RNA. P47 formed in vitro was found to be structurally related to the protein portion of a glycoprotein, gp55, specifically found in SFFV-infected cells in vitro. It is concluded from the results that a defective env gene containing SFFV-specific sequences in the 3' half of the genome codes for SFFV-specific gp55.

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