The La protein from human liver cells interacts specifically with the U- rich region in the hepatitis C virus 3' untranslated region

Journal of Human Virology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 296-307

  Spångberg, Karin ^a   Goobar Larsson, Laura ^a   Wahren Herlenius, Marie ^b   Schwartz, Stefan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; La protein

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS GENE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; AUTOANTIGENS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER; PRECIPITIN TESTS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 1642616993     PISSN: 10909508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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