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Economic Use of Genomic Nucleic Acid
Economic Use of Genomic Nucleic Acid
Economic Use of Genomic Nucleic Acid
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Background
In theory, the same nucleotide sequence in a viral genome
could code for up to 12 or more polypeptides.
• There could be an open reading frame (ORF) in each of the
three reading frames of both the positive (+) and negative (-)
sense strands, giving six polypeptides.
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• The number of genes found in plant viruses ranges from 0I for
the satellite virus; tobacco necrosis virus (STNV), to 12 for
some closteroviruses and reoviruses.
• Most of the ss (+) sense RNA genomes code for about four to
seven proteins.
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Economy in the use of genomic
nucleic acids
• Viruses make very efficient use of the limited amount of
genomic nucleic acids they possess.
• Like prokaryote cells, most plant viruses lack introns but there
are some ( will discuss in later lectures)
For example, the coat protein of Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) has
1. a protective function in the virus particle,
2. a function in insect transmission and
3. a function in the initiation of infection by the viral RNAs.
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