Derivation and functional characterization of a consensus DNA binding sequence for the Tas transcriptional activator of simian foamy virus type 1

Journal of Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 5502-5509

  Kang, Yibin ^a   Cullen, Bryan R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BEL 1; PROTEIN TAS; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; DNA LIBRARY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RETROVIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPUMA VIRUS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031801092     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.7.5502-5509.1998     Document Type: Article

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