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Isolation and characterisation of a double-stranded RNA virus-like particle from the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica

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A virus-like particle (VLP) of 50 nm diameter has been isolated from the hydrocarbon-utilising yeast Yarrowia (Saccharomycopsis) lipolytica. The VLP contains a linear, double-stranded RNA molecule of MW 3.8 × 106 and has a major capsid protein of MW 75,700.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Applied Molecular Biology, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 88, M60 1QD, Manchester, UK

    David P. Groves, Jeffrey J. Clare & Stephen G. Oliver

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Groves, D.P., Clare, J.J. & Oliver, S.G. Isolation and characterisation of a double-stranded RNA virus-like particle from the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica . Curr Genet 7, 185–190 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00434888

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