Transcription elongation activity of the vaccinia virus J3 protein in vivo is independent of poly(A) polymerase stimulation

Virology

Volumn 269, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 356-369

  Xiang, Ying ^a   Latner, Donald R ^a   Niles, Edward G ^b   Condit, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR; GENE PRODUCT; POLYNUCLEOTIDE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; DNA VIRUSES; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0034630184     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.2000.0242     Document Type: Article

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