DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II of plant origin transcribes viroid RNA into full-length copies

Viroids are single-stranded covalently closed circular RNA molecules existing as highly base-paired rod-like structures.

Heinz L. Sänger, Günther Klotz, D. Riesner et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1976 · 2.4K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology +16

Method for detection of specific RNAs in agarose gels by transfer to diazobenzyloxymethyl-paper and hybridization with DNA probes.

James C. Alwine, Darrell J. Kemp, George R. Stark · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1977 · 2.3K citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences, Regulatory Science +13

Iodination of nucleic acids in vitro

S. L. Commerford · Biochemistry · 1971 · 576 citations

Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +12

Nucleotide sequence and secondary structure of potato spindle tuber viroid

Horst Domdey, Christine Lossow, Peter Jank et al. · Nature · 1978 · 508 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +13

Role of DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase III in the Transcription of the tRNA and 5S RNA Genes

Roberto Weinmann, Robert G. Roeder · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1974 · 362 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics +12