Isolation and molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus X-protein from a baculovirus expression system

Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1045-1053

  Urban, Stephan ^a,d   Hildt, Eberhard ^a,d   Eckerskorn, Christoph ^a   Sirma, Huseyin ^b   Kekulé, Alexander ^c   Hofschneider, Peter Hans ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c Hygiene Institut   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; EXPRESSION VECTOR; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

EID: 0030848423     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510260437     Document Type: Article

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