Roles of the influenza virus polymerase and nucleoprotein in forming a functional RNP structure

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1248-1257

  Klumpp, Klaus ^a   Ruigrok, Rob W H ^a   Baudin, Florence ^a  

^a INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

Author keywords

Influenza A virus; RNA conformation; RNA polymerase; Viral transcription

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICK EMBRYO; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, VIRAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEOPROTEINS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA, VIRAL;

ANIMALIA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031003878     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.6.1248     Document Type: Article

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