A functional genetic approach suggests a novel interaction between the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat protein and HIV-1 TAR RNA in vivo

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 603-606

  Lund, Lars H ^a,b,c   Wahren, Britta ^b   Garcia Blanco, Mariano A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN T1; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA VIRUS; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CYCLINS; DOGS; GENE PRODUCTS, TAT; HIV LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; HIV-1; INFECTIOUS ANEMIA VIRUS, EQUINE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA, VIRAL; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0037373493     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.18645-0     Document Type: Article

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