Effect of the position of TAR on transcriptional activation by HIV-1 Tat in vivo

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Wright, Stephanie ^a   Luccarini, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elongation; HIV; myc; Tat; Transcription

Indexed keywords

TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RECOMBINANT GENE; TRANSACTIVATION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0030592459     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0551     Document Type: Editorial

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