Combinatorial screening and intracellular antiviral activity of hairpin ribozymes directed against hepatitis B virus

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 5381-5387

  Zu Putlitz, Jasper ^a,d   Yu, Qiao ^b,e   Burke, John M ^b   Wands, Jack R ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Liver Research Center Brown University Medical School   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; RIBOZYME; RNA POLYMERASE II; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA CLEAVAGE; VIRUS INHIBITION;

EID: 0033022041     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.7.5381-5387.1999     Document Type: Article

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