Structure–Function Studies of Interferons-α: Amino Acid Substitutions at the Conserved Residue Tyrosine 123 in Human Interferon-α1

Journal of Interferon Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 305-314

  Mcinnes, B ^a   Chambers, P J ^a   Cheetham, B F ^a   Beilharz, M W ^a   Tymms, M J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON DERIVATIVE; ALPHA1 INTERFERON; INTERFERON RECEPTOR; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACIDS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMAN; INTERFERON TYPE I; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; RECEPTORS, INTERFERON; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TYROSINE;

EID: 0024334434     PISSN: 01978357     EISSN: 15577465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jir.1989.9.305     Document Type: Article

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