Abstract
Goat leukoencephalitis-arthritis virus (GLV) has the density of a retrovirus in sucrose and contains an endogenous RNA-dependent DNA polymerase (reverse transcriptase). The virion reverse transcriptase virus the synthetic RNA template poly(rA).(dT)12 but not the synthetic DNA template poly(dA).(dT)12. A high mol. wt. RNA similar in size to visna virs RNA was isolated from 3H-uridine-labelled virions. The major structural protein of GLV has the same mol. wt. as that of visna virus. From these data the GLV appears to be a retrovirus.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 423-427 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of General Virology |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Virology