Prokaryotic expression of an immediate-early gene of human herpesvirus 6 and analysis of its viral antigen expression in human cells

Virus Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-200

  Takeda, K ^a   Nakagawa, N ^b   Yamamoto, T ^a   Inagi, R ^b   Kawanishi, K ^b   Isegawa, Y ^a   Yamanishi, K ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human herpesvirus 6; Immediate early protein; galactosidase fusion protein

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

EID: 0029972986     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1702(96)01287-7     Document Type: Article

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