Expression of foreign proteins by poliovirus polyprotein fusion: Analysis of genetic stability reveals rapid deletions and formation of cardioviruslike open reading frames

Journal of Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-31

  Mueller, Steffen ^a   Wimmer, Eckard ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVIRUS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC STABILITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROVIRUS; STEM CELL; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031985680     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.1.20-31.1998     Document Type: Article

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