SUMMARYPolyoma virus particles contain three small basic polypeptides. These appear to be host cell histones which can be synthesized in mouse cells before infection.Comparison of peptides of polypeptides derived from [asS]-methionine labelled virus with those from mouse cell histones showed correspondence of two major and several minor peptides. It is concluded that these polypeptides are therefore not virus coded.
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