Studies on the rabies virus RNA polymerase: 2. Possible relationships between the two forms of the non-catalytic subunit (P protein)

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 761-771

  Takamatsu, Fumihiko ^a   Asakawa, Naoki ^a   Morimoto, Kinjiro ^a,b   Takeuchi, Kenji ^a,c   Eriguchi, Yoshiro ^a   Toriumi, Harufusa ^a   Kawai, Akihiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Gene expression; Non catalytic subunit of rabies virus RNA polymerase; Rabies virion associated 40 kDa polypeptide; Rabies virus P protein

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GLYCINE CLEAVAGE SYSTEM; RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN BHK; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RABIES VIRUS; VIRION; VIRUS PURIFICATION;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RABIES VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031765540     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02350.x     Document Type: Article

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