Influenza virus genome consists of eight distinct RNA species.
The genomic RNA of the avian influenza A virus, fowl plague, was fractionated into eight species by electrophoresis in polyacrylamide-agarose gels containing 6 M urea. The separated 32P-labeled RNA species were characterized by digestion with RNase T1 and fractionation of the resulting oligonucleotides by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis; this demonstrated that each species has a distinct nucleotide sequence. A tentative correlation of each genome RNA species with the virus protein that it encodes was made.
D001483:Base Sequence; D005796:Genes; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000032:analysis*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009843:Oligoribonucleotides / Q000032:analysis; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis
D009843:Oligoribonucleotides; D012367:RNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins