Intravirion nucleic acid replication

[Steven Enkemann]

In article <kfischer-2608951214550001 at duckter.glaxo.med.ualberta.ca>,
kfischer at gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Karl Fischer) wrote:

> The virus we work with (hepatitis B virus) encapsidates a pregenomic RNA
> which is reverse transcribed WITHIN the virus capsid to give the partially
> double-stranded DNA genome.
> 
> My question is - What other viruses demonstrate intravirion replication of
> their genome as opposed to ex virion synthesis then encapsidation?
> 
> I suspect caulimovirus (another pararetrovirus) does this but am curious
> as to what other viruses utilize this strategy.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Karl
> 
> -- 
> Karl Fischer
> tyr-2 at bones.biochem.ualberta.ca
> kfischer at gpu.srv.ualberta.ca

Some of the double stranded RNA viruses replicate their genomes from
within the capsid.  The polymerase molecule is actually part of the
capsid.  For a minireview check out JBC vol. 268 page 3797.

Steven A. Enkemann PhD.

I don't believe that curiosity killed the cat.  
I think it just did the wrong experiment.