Polyomavirus large T antigen zinc finger is not required for efficient cellular immortalization of primary rat embryo fibroblasts

Virus Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 171-175

  Pilon, André A ^a   Mes Masson, Anne Marie ^a,b  

^a Institut du Cancer de Montreal   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

immortalization; polyomavirus large T antigen; zinc finger motif

Indexed keywords

VIRUS LARGE T ANTIGEN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, POLYOMAVIRUS TRANSFORMING; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CELL TRANSFORMATION, VIRAL; EMBRYO; FIBROBLASTS; GENETIC VECTORS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; POLYOMAVIRUS; RATS; TRANSFECTION; ZINC FINGERS;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 0030580571     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1702(96)01382-2     Document Type: Article

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