@article{mbs:/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-61-1-137, author = "Blowers, L. E. and Wilson, T. M. A.", title = "The Effect of Urea on Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Polarity of Disassembly", journal= "Journal of General Virology", year = "1982", volume = "61", number = "1", pages = "137-141", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-61-1-137", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-61-1-137", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2099", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "TMV", keywords = "urea stripping", keywords = "polarity", keywords = "translational activity", abstract = "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.", }