title: Specific serological relationships among partially purified DNA polymerases of avian leukosis-sarcoma viruses, reticuloendotheliosis viruses, and avian cells.
abstract: Specific serological relationships were found among the partially purified DNA polymerases of the two groups of avian viruses whose virions contain RNA and a DNA polymerase-the avian leukosis-sarcoma viruses and the reticuloendotheliosis viruses-and three avian species which are natural hosts for these viruses: chickens, turkeys, and Pekin ducks. No relationships were found to DNA polymerases of HeLa cells or Escherichia coli. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that RNA viruses with a DNA polymerase originated from normal cellular components.
mesh_terms: D001355:Alpharetrovirus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D002642:Chick Embryo; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D009858:Oncogenic Viruses / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology; D011200:Poultry; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase