De novo synthesis of the early transcription factor 70-kilodalton subunit is required for morphogenesis of vaccinia virions

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 7669-7677

  Hu, Xiaolei ^a   Carroll, Lawrence J ^a,c   Wolffe, Elizabeth J ^a   Moss, Bernard ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c US Patent Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRION; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0029816828     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.11.7669-7677.1996     Document Type: Article

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