Avian RNA Tumour Viruses

Heteroduplex analysis of avian RNA tumor viruses.

Electron microscopic heteroduplex analysis of avian RNA tumor viruses has been undertaken by using 35S viral RNA and long, complementary DNA synthesized in vitro. In this initial study, heteroduplex molecules were formed between complementary DNA from Rous sarcoma virus [Prague B strain (Pr-B)] and RNAs from Pr-B and Rous sarcoma virus [Prague C strain (Pr-C)] and from their transformation defe...

RNA-dependent DNA polymerase in virions of RNA tumour viruses.

Detection and Classification of Latent Avian Rna Tumor Viruses

A rapid and simple technique for the detection of latent RNA tumor viruses has been described. It is based on phenotypic mixing between the latent agent (s) and a nondefective strain of RSV used as indicator virus. Most of the embryos from two different chicken lines tested so far contain such agents. According to their host range and serological properties they belong to subgroup E. The phenot...

Studies on the reverse transcriptase of RNA tumor viruses. Structural relatedness of two subunits of avian RNA tumor viruses.

The structural relationship of the small (alpha) and large (beta) subunits of reverse transcriptase isolated from two avian RNA tumor viruses has been examined by tryptic peptide analysis. Comparison of the tryptic hydrolysates of the isolated subunits by two-dimensional separation on thin-layer cellulose plates indicates that (i) the alpha subunit of reverse transcriptase of avian myeloblastos...

Avian influenza viruses

Influenza viruses belong to the Orthomyxoviridae family, genus Orthomyxovirus, and are divided into three types – A, B, and C – based on the antigenic differences between their nucleoprotein and matrix proteins. Influenza A viruses are further subdivided into several subtypes. A most striking feature of influenza viruses is their ability to continually change their genetic structure – in partic...