Mutagenesis of the Sindbis virus nsP1 protein: Effects on methyltransferase activity and viral infectivity

Virology

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 527-531

  Wang, Huey Lan ^a   O'Rear, Jules ^a   Stollar, Victor ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINDBIS VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

EID: 0029879411     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.1996.0147     Document Type: Article

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