The C-terminal region but not the Arg-X-Pro repeat of Epstein-Barr virus protein EB2 is required for its effect on RNA splicing and transport

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 4090-4100

  Buisson, Monique ^a   Hans, Fabienne ^a   Kusters, Inca ^a   Duran, Nathalie ^a   Sergeant, Alain ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFECTIOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; RNA; TRIPEPTIDE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA BINDING; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 0032922726     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.5.4090-4100.1999     Document Type: Article

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