ISSN:
1573-5028
Keywords:
Plant viruses
;
RNA structure
;
open reading fram
;
codon distribution
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Inspection of the nucleotide sequences of the RNAs complementary to the coat protein mRNAs from two plant viruses with a tripartite genome: alfalfa mosaic virus and brome mosaic virus, showed the presence of open reading frames for 138 and 118 amino acids, respectively. A third virus (cowpea chlorotic mottle virus) from the same family (1) does not show this phenomenon. This suggests that if a protein is coded for by the open reading frames it may be not essential for virus multiplication. Alternatively the open reading frames have no coding function but result from structural requirements of the RNAs.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00024978
