A yeast-based genetic system for functional analysis of viral mRNA capping enzymes

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 5486-5494

  Ho, C Kiong ^a   Martins, Alexandra ^a   Shuman, Stewart ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHATASE; TRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CAPPING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VACCINIA VIRUS;

ACID ANHYDRIDE HYDROLASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, VIRAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; METALS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0034074196     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.12.5486-5494.2000     Document Type: Article

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