Detection of high-molecular-weight RNA in particles from human milk.
Particles from human milk contain a reverse transcriptase and a high-molecular-weight (60S to 70S) RNA that serves as a template. These particles have two features diagnostic of known RNA tumor viruses.
D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008324:Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse / Q000032:analysis; D051379:Mice; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000032:analysis* / Q000201:enzymology; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012316:RNA Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D013942:Thymine Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D014316:Tritium
D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral; D013942:Thymine Nucleotides; D014316:Tritium; D012316:RNA Nucleotidyltransferases