Abstract
We provide biochemical evidence demonstrating that membrane encapsidated structures present in terminal gastric patients share similar features with retrovirus-like particles. Purified particles reveal few polypeptides, one of them glycosylated. A ribonucleoprotein core-like component is recovered which retains the DNA-polymerizing activity and contains at least one RNA component which can be efficiently translated in vitro.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 835-839 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 8 |
State | Published - Dec 1992 |