5' Terminus of defective and nondefective Sendai viral genomes is ppp Ap.
Using RNase T2 digestion of 32P-labeled Sendai virus nondefective and defective-interfering RNAs, the 5' termini were isolated and demonstrated to be pppAp for both the plus and minus strands.
D000227:Adenine Nucleotides / Q000032:analysis*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D003673:Defective Viruses / Q000032:analysis*; D010222:Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human / Q000032:analysis*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*
D000227:Adenine Nucleotides; D012367:RNA, Viral