“…The pellet was solubilized with vortexing in 100 μl virus solubilization buffer (VSB) containing 0.5% Triton X-100, 0.8 M NaCl, 0.5 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, 20% glycerol, and 0.05 M Tris, pH 7.8. Ten μl of each sample were added to 75 μl RT reaction mixture (0.06 M Tris, pH 7.8, 0.012 M MgCl 2 , 0.006 M dithiothreitol, 0.006 mg/ml poly (rA) n oligo (dT) [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] , 96 μg/ml dATP, and 1 μM of 0.08 mCi/ml 3 H-thymidine triphosphate (Moravek Biochemicals, Brea, CA)) and incubated at 37°C for 2 h. The reaction was stopped by the addition of 100 μl 10% trichloroacetic acid containing 0.05% sodium pyrophosphate. The acid insoluble product was harvested onto filter paper using a Packard Harvester (Meriden, CT), and the RT activity was read on a Packard Direct Beta Counter (Meriden, CT).…”