NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE AND STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE GROUP-III CITRUS VIROIDS

Authors
RAKOWSKI AG SZYCHOWSKI JA AVENA ZS SEMANCIK JS
Citation
Ag. Rakowski et al., NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE AND STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE GROUP-III CITRUS VIROIDS, Journal of General Virology, 75, 1994, pp. 3581-3584
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Virology
Journal title
Journal of General Virology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221317
Volume
75
Year of publication
1994
Part
12
Pages
3581 - 3584
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1317(1994)75:<3581:NASFOT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The nucleotide sequence and secondary structure of two representative variants from the Group III citrus viroids, CVd-IIIa (297 bases) and C Vd-IIIb (294 bases) were determined. The variants are related to the a pple scar skin viroid (ASSVd) family. Although smaller in size than an y of the ASSVd-related viroids, the central conserved region as well a s most of the terminal conserved region of ASSVd is retained. The rod- like structural configuration (characteristic of ASSVd) of the variant s as predicted by minimum free energy analysis is presented.