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RNA-reverse transcriptase complex from cultured human myeloma-leukemia cells

✍ Scribed by Hiroyoshi Sawada; Masaro Tashima; Toru Nakamura; Takashi Uchiyama; Kimitaka Sagawa; Kiyoshi Takatsuki; Haruto Uchino; Yohei Ito


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1977
Tongue
French
Weight
492 KB
Volume
20
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-7136

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Abstract

A high molecular weight RNA‐reverse transcriptase complex in the culture media of peripheral leukocytes obtained from two Japanese patients with myeloma‐leukemia was detected by demonstration of a ^3^H‐uridine peak and a peak of DNA polymerizing activity banding at a density of 1.15–1.19 g/ml. The enzyme in the complex was able to utilize poly(rA) · d(pT)~10~ or poly (rC) · d(pG)~12–18~, but not poly (dA) · d(pT)~10~ or (dT)~12–18~, as template‐primers. The sucrose density sedimentation analysis revealed that RNA in the complex sedimented at a location of approximately 50s and 20–30s.