Sindbis virus DNA-based expression vectors: Utility for in vitro and in vivo gene transfer

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 508-519

  Dubensky Jr , Thomas W ^a   Driver, David A ^a   Polo, John M ^a   Belli, Barbara A ^a   Latham, Emi M ^a   Ibanez, Carlos E ^a   Chada, Sunil ^a   Brumm, Duane ^a   Banks, Theresa A ^a   Mento, Steven J ^a   Jolly, Douglas J ^a   Chang, Stephen M W ^a  

^a Viagene Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HAMSTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICON; SINDBIS VIRUS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, VIRAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLES; PLASMIDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA, VIRAL; SINDBIS VIRUS;

EID: 0029655275     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.1.508-519.1996     Document Type: Article

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