title: The 5'-terminal sequence of TMV RNA. Question on the polymorphism found in vulgare strain.
abstract: The complete nucleotide sequence of TMV RNA (common strain) reported in [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1982) 79, 5818] its 5'-end to be represented by two variants which differed in length. We have tested that result and sequenced the 5'-terminal regions of two strains of TMV RNA (common strain OM and tomato strain L) using cloned cDNA copies. The results showed that the 5'-terminal region of the TMV genome is not polymorphic and that one of the two variants cited above represents a tomato strain but not the common strain.
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014027:Tobacco Mosaic Virus / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral