Characterization of the interactions among vaccinia virus transcription factors G2R, A18R, and H5R

Virology

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 313-322

  Black, E Penelope ^a   Moussatche, Nissin ^b   Condit, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RNA VIRUSES; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0032486410     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.1998.9166     Document Type: Article

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