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[microb]

Do the viral genome contain beta-actine?

[nightingale]

microb, on 23 May 2011 - 01:10 AM, said:

Do the viral genome contain beta-actine?

hello,
are you looking to detect B-actin as a control to ur extraction ?
as to my knowledge, no ...
it is like GAPDH ...

if you have extracted your viral DNA or RNA from tissues/blood go and detect it,
you will see it ...
but doing extraction from cell-free body fluids, you won't see it as : CSF

hope i have helped !

[bob1]

I don't think viruses contain beta-actin at all.  They typically have their own coat proteins expressed off genes within the genome.  However, I don't know about all viruses so...