Mechanism of interferon action. Sequence of the human interferon-inducible RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) deduced from genomic clones

Gene

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 191-193

  Kuhen, Kelli L ^a   Shen, Xueyu ^a   Samuel, Charles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiviral protein; Nucleotide sequencing; Protein synthesis initiation factor eIF 2 ; RNA binding protein; Translational control; Tumor suppressor

Indexed keywords

INITIATION FACTOR 2; INTERFERON; PROTEIN KINASE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EXON; GENE INDUCTION; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA;

EID: 0030608391     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00314-9     Document Type: Article

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