Abstract
Virus specific RNA comprises 5% of the nuclear RNA and 0.5–1.0% of the cytoplasmic RNA of cells transformed by murine sarcoma viruses. Even cryptically transformed cells which possess no detectable virus or viral proteins synthesize detectable amounts of viral RNA.
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GREEN, M., ROKUTANDA, H. & ROKUTANDA, M. Virus Specific RNA in Cells transformed by RNA Tumour Viruses. Nature New Biology 230, 229–232 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio230229a0
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