RNA-dependent activation of primer RNA production by influenza virus polymerase: Different regions of the same protein subunit constitute the two required RNA-binding sites

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 5844-5852

  Li, Mei Ling ^a   Ramirez, Bertha Cecilia ^a,b   Krug, Robert M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Capped RNA primers; Influenza virus polymerase; PB1 protein; RNA as cofactor; RNA binding sites

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CAPPED RNA; PHENYLALANINE; PRIMER RNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA BINDING; RNA SEQUENCE; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRION;

ARGININE; BINDING SITES; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA; RNA CAPS; RNA, VIRAL; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

INFLUENZA VIRUS; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0032189818     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.19.5844     Document Type: Article

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