Structure and function of the NS1 protein of influenza A virus

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 155-162

  Lin, Dongzi ^a   Lan, Jingfang ^b   Zhang, Zhizhen ^a  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Clinical Laboratory   (China)

Author keywords

Influenza A virus; NS1A protein; RNA binding domain; effector domain; dimer; resistance; antiviral response

Indexed keywords

AVES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A;

INS1 PROTEIN, INFLUENZA VIRUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; BIRD; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; VIROLOGY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BIOPHYSICS; BIRDS; DIMERIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 33947210422     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2007.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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