Maturation of the hepatitis A virus capsid protein VP1 is not dependent on processing by the 3C(pro) proteinase

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 6220-6227

  Martin, Annette ^a   Bénichou, Danièle ^a   Chao, Shih Fong ^b,d   Cohen, Lisette M ^a   Lemon, Stanley M ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSID PROTEIN; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RHESUS MONKEY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0345643403     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.8.6220-6227.1999     Document Type: Article

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