Nature 232, 254 - 255 (23 July 1971); doi:10.1038/232254a0

Biological Sciences: RNA-dependent DNA Polymerase from E. coli: an Effect produced by Traces of Added DNA

LIEBE F. CAVALIERI & ELIZABETH CARROLL

Division of Genetics, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York

WITH an enzyme from Escherichia coli containing both DNA and RNA dependent DNA polymerase activities, we have found that RNA and DNA together have a synergistic effect on DNA synthesis.

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