The refined crystal structure of the 3C gene product from hepatitis A virus: Specific proteinase activity and RNA recognition

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 2436-2448

  Bergmann, Ernst M ^a   Mosimann, Steven C ^a   Chernaia, Maia M ^a   Malcolm, Bruce A ^a   James, Michael N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEINASE; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031047974     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.3.2436-2448.1997     Document Type: Article

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