Degenerate in vitro genetic selection reveals mutations that diminish alfalfa mosaic virus RNA replication without affecting coat protein binding

Journal of Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 8036-8046

  Rocheleau, Gail ^b   Petrillo, Jessica ^b   Guogas, Laura ^b   Gehrke, Lee ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; VIRUS RNA;

ALFALFA MOSAIC VIRUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; GENETIC SELECTION; ILARVIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA REPLICATION; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ALFALFA MOSAIC VIRUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CAPSID PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 3242691449     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.15.8036-8046.2004     Document Type: Article

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