Translation of Sindbis virus mRNA: Analysis of sequences downstream of the initiating AUG codon that enhance translation

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1182-1190

  Frolov, Ilya ^a   Schlesinger, Sondra ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CAPSID PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; VIRUS RNA; VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; CODON; ENHANCER REGION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPORTER GENE; RNA TRANSLATION; SINDBIS VIRUS; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0030068269     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.2.1182-1190.1996     Document Type: Article

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