The PB1 subunit alone can catalyze cRNA synthesis, and the PA subunit in addition to the PB1 subunit is required for viral RNA synthesis in replication of the influenza virus genome

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 6390-6394

  Nakagawa, Yasushi ^a   Oda, Kinichiro ^a   Nakada, Susumu ^a,b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0029838373     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.9.6390-6394.1996     Document Type: Article

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