Recombinant-baculovirus-expressed PB2 subunit of the influenza A virus RNA polymerase binds cap groups as an isolated subunit

Virus Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Shi, Licheng ^a,b   Galarza, Jose M ^a   Summers, Donald F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cap binding activity; Influenza A virus RNA polymerase; Protein renaturation; UV crosslinking

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL REACTION; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INSECTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0029887169     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1702(96)01289-0     Document Type: Article

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