Characterization of the Epstein-Barr virus BRRF1 gene, located between early genes BZLF1 and BRLF1

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1791-1799

  Segouffin Cariou, Carine ^a,b   Farjot, Géraldine ^b   Sergeant, Alain ^b   Gruffat, Henri ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN CANCÉROLOGIE DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING SITE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VIRUS GENE;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 0033920802     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-81-7-1791     Document Type: Article

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