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La actividad de la transcriptasa inversa y el ARN Ty están asociados con partículas parecidas a virus en levaduras

J Mellor, M H Malim, K Gull

    Nature
    |December 12, 1985
    PubMed
    Resumen

    Los elementos Ty de la levadura, similares a los retrovirus, se transponen utilizando un ARN intermedio. Los investigadores identificaron la presunta actividad de la transcriptasa inversa en partículas parecidas a virus que contienen ARNTi, confirmando su papel en la transposición.

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