Targeting of the visna virus Tat protein to AP-1 sites: Interactions with the bZIP domains of Fos and Jun in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-45

  Morse, B A ^a   Carruth, L M ^a   Clements, J E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; TATA BOX; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION; VISNA VIRUS;

EID: 0032889035     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.1.37-45.1999     Document Type: Article

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