Dimerization of retroviral genomic RNAs: Structural and functional implications

Biochimie

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 639-653

  Paillart, J C ^a   Marquet, R ^a   Skripkin, E ^a   Ehresmann, C ^a   Ehresmann, B ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL MOLEC ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Dimerization; Packaging; Retrovirus; RNA structure

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; NONHUMAN; RETROVIRUS; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA VIRUS; VIRUS TYPING;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RNA VIRUSES; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0029909841     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(96)80010-1     Document Type: Article

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