Upregulation of signalase processing and induction of prM-E secretion by the flavivirus NS2B-NS3 protease: Roles of protease components

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 4364-4371

  Yamshchikov, Vladimir F ^a   Trent, Dennis W ^a   Compans, Richard W ^b  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTEINASE; TRIPEPTIDE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAVIVIRUS; GENE CASSETTE; HELA CELL; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030923806     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.6.4364-4371.1997     Document Type: Article

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