Histidine codons appended to the gene encoding the RPO22 subunit of vaccinia virus RNA polymerase facilitate the isolation and purification of functional enzyme and associated proteins from virus-infected cells

Virology

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 469-479

  Katsafanas, George C ^a   Moss, Bernard ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE; IMIDAZOLE; RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; EUKARYOTA; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0033526506     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.9744     Document Type: Article

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