Characterization of the human cytomegalovirus irs1 and trs1 genes: A second immediate-early transcription unit within irs1 whose product antagonizes transcriptional activation

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1485-1496

  Romanowski, Michael J ^a   Shenk, Thomas ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0031014705     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.2.1485-1496.1997     Document Type: Article

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