In vitro translation of influenza virus messenger RNAs

M. B. Ritchey, P. Palese

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Abstract

A wheat embryo translation system was used to study the translation of influenza virus messenger RNAs. In this in vitro system, the influenza virus proteins, P1 and P2, the nucleoprotein NP, the matrix protein M, and the nonstructural protein NS1 were made but synthesis of the glycosylated proteins, the hemagglutinin, and the neuraminidase was not detected. Products of the in vitro reaction were identified by polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis and tryptic peptide maps. This confirmed the existence of the nonstructural protein NS1 as a protein separate from the M protein. No evidence was found in the in vitro system for the presence of NS2, a low molecular weight nonstructural protein, which has been described in the literature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)410-420
Number of pages11
JournalVirology
Volume72
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 1976
Externally publishedYes

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