A critical proteolytic cleavage site near the C terminus of the yeast retrotransposon Ty1 Gag protein

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 5548-5556

  Merkulov, G V ^a   Swiderek, K M ^b   Baker Brachmann, C ^a   Boeke, J D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GAG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROPOSON; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VIRUS EXPRESSION; YEAST;

EID: 0029974928     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.8.5548-5556.1996     Document Type: Article

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