Repression of the A8L gene, encoding the early transcription factor 82- kilodalton subunit, inhibits morphogenesis of vaccinia virions

Journal of Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 104-112

  Hu, Xiaolei ^a   Wolffe, Elizabeth J ^a   Weisberg, Andrea S ^a   Carroll, Lawrence J ^a,b   Moss, Bernard ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b US Patent Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; GENE REPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORPHOGENESIS; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS PARTICLE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031964790     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.1.104-112.1998     Document Type: Article

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