Characterization of HIV-1 Vpr nuclear import: Analysis of signals and pathways

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 875-885

  Jenkins, Yonchu ^a   McEntee, Michele ^a   Weis, Karsten ^b   Greene, Warner C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Nuclear import; Nuclear pore complex; Preintegration complex; Vpr

Indexed keywords

VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING SITE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DIFFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BINDING, COMPETITIVE; GENE PRODUCTS, VPR; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HELA CELLS; HIV-1; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; KARYOPHERINS; LAC OPERON; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RAN GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFECTION; VIRUS INTEGRATION;

DNA VIRUSES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032538829     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.143.4.875     Document Type: Article

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