Mutational analysis of the RNA triphosphatase component of vaccinia virus mRNA capping enzyme

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 6162-6168

  Yu, Lei ^a   Shuman, Stewart ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CAPPING; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS MUTATION;

EID: 0029793256     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.9.6162-6168.1996     Document Type: Article

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