title: The genome-linked protein of cowpea mosaic virus is coded by RNA from the bottom component.
abstract: It has recently been shown that RNA from the bottom component of cowpea mosaic virus is capable of self-replication in cowpea mesophyll protoplasts, providing a tool for the investigation of the contribution of each RNA strand toward viral multiplication. Evidence is presented here, using this system, to show that the genome-linked protein is coded by the RNA from the bottom component. As the replicase function is coded by this RNA, the results remain consistent with the involvement of the genome-linked protein in viral RNA replication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Agricultural University, De Dreijen 11, 6703 BC Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goldbach
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Kammen