CpG methylation directly inhibits binding of the human papillomavirus type 16 E2 protein to specific DNA sequences

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 7233-7235

  Thain, Alison ^a   Jenkins, Owen ^b   Clarke, Anthony R ^a   Gaston, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REGULATOR GENE; VIRUS REPLICATION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0029815037     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.10.7233-7235.1996     Document Type: Article

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