Protein-protein interactions between hepatitis C virus nonstructural proteins

Journal of Virology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5401-5414

  Dimitrova, Maria ^a   Imbert, Isabelle ^a   Kieny, Marie Paule ^a   Schuster, Catherine ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 3; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 5A; PROTEIN NS2; PROTEIN NS4A; PROTEIN NS4B; PROTEIN NS5B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; GENE REPLICATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0037404536     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.9.5401-5414.2003     Document Type: Article

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