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SUMMARY Urea acts to disassemble tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) predominantly from the 5'-end of the virus RNA. Extensively uncoated particles exhibit some degree of bi-directional uncoating as judged by a reduced ability to bind [3H]histidine. The translational activities of the RNA fragments which remained encapsidated in the urea-resistant fraction of TMV rods were investigated.
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