Expression of human endogenous retrovirus type K envelope glycoprotein in insect and mammalian cells

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 2747-2756

  Tönjes, Ralf R ^a   Limbach, Christiane ^a   Löwer, Roswitha ^a   Kurth, Reinhard ^a  

^a PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INSECT; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; RETROVIRUS; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

EID: 1842378621     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.4.2747-2756.1997     Document Type: Article

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