Incorporation of Uridine-H3 into Nuclei of Virus-Infected Tobacco
Samuel H. Smith 1 and
David E. Schlegel 1
1 Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Berkeley
Tritiated uridine is selectively incorporated into the nucleus and nucleolus of tobacco leaf discs infected with tobacco mosaic virus that has been treated with actinomycin D. Such incorporation did not occur in noninfected tobacco treated with actinomycin D. Nontreated, infected, and healthy tobacco incorporated substantially more tritiated uridine.