Critical residues of Semliki Forest virus RNA capping enzyme involved in methyltransferase and guanylyltransferase-like activities

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 392-397

  Ahola, Tero ^a   Laakkonen, Pirjo ^a   Vihinen, Helena ^a   Kääriäinen, Leevi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CAPPING PHENOMENON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEMLIKI FOREST ALPHAVIRUS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031060112     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.1.392-397.1997     Document Type: Article

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