Erk-independent partial activation of AP-1 sites by the hepatitis B virus HBx protein

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2737-2742

  Henkler, Frank ^a,b   Lopes, A Ross ^a   Jones, Mick ^a   Koshy, Rajen ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; ONCOGENE C JUN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0031766085     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-79-11-2737     Document Type: Article

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