Internal proteolysis of the NS3 protein specified by dengue virus 2

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 337-341

  Teo, Keng Fong ^a   Wright, Peter J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; POLYPEPTIDE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE VIRUS; DNA TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMALIA; DENGUE VIRUS;

EID: 0031020347     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-78-2-337     Document Type: Article

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