Synthesis of complementary strands of heterologous RNAs with Qbeta replicase.
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چکیده
Qbeta replicase, in the presence of Mn(++), can use various RNAs as templates for synthesis of full-length RNA products and can also use Qbeta plus-strand RNA as template in the absence of host factors.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
دوره 71 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974