Efficient trans-complementation of the flavivirus Kunjin NS5 protein but not of the NS1 protein requires its coexpression with other components of the viral replicase

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 10272-10280

  Khromykh, Alexander A ^a   Sedlak, Petra L ^a   Guyatt, Kimberley J ^a   Hall, Roy A ^b   Westaway, Edwin G ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CYSTEINE; PROTEIN; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECTIVE VIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0032708941     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.12.10272-10280.1999     Document Type: Article

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