Research Article

Binding of Ribonucleic Acids to the RNP-antigen Protein of Influenza Viruses

Journal of General Virology 1971; 10(1):11 · https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-10-1-11

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Abstract

Influenza virus plus and minus strand RNA complexed with RNP-antigen protein quite efficiently, while double-stranded virus RNA was not significantly bound. Sindbis and Newcastle disease virus RNA attached to a much lower degree. A small AMP-rich RNA fraction of uninfected cells also formed a complex with the virus RNP-antigen protein.