Both NS3 and NS4A are required for proteolytic processing of hepatitis C virus nonstructural proteins

Journal of Virology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 3753-3760

  Failla, Cristina ^a   Tomei, Licia ^a   De Francesco, Raffaele ^a  

^a IRBM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEINASE; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; HELA CELL; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TRANSACTIVATION; VIRUS EXPRESSION;

EID: 0028290579     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.68.6.3753-3760.1994     Document Type: Article

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