| Literature DB >> 194158 |
Abstract
Defective interfering (DI) particles of vesicular stomatitis virus which contain covalently linked complementary [+]message and [-]anti-message RNA as a single-stranded ribonucleoprotein complex within the particle, are extremely efficient inducers of interferon. A single particle can induce a quantum yield of interferon. A single molecule of double-stranded RNA presumed to form, at least in part, on entry into the cell is thought to induce interferon synthesis. Conventional [-]RNA DI particles with the same polypeptide composition as [+/-]RNA DI particles fail to induce interferon.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 194158 DOI: 10.1038/266815a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962