Chimeric retroviral helper virus and picornavirus IRES sequence to eliminate DNA methylation for improved retroviral packaging cells

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 5242-5249

  Young, Won Bin ^b   Link Jr , Charles J ^a  

^a Iowa Cancer Research Foundation   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STABILITY; HELPER VIRUS; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; NONHUMAN; PICORNAVIRUS; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS GENE;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; BLEOMYCIN; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; HELPER VIRUSES; MICE; MOLONEY MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; PICORNAVIRIDAE; RETROVIRIDAE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034106197     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.11.5242-5249.2000     Document Type: Article

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