Baculovirus RNA polymerase: Activities, composition, and evolution

Virologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-107

  Passarelli, A Lorena ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baculoviruses; Regulation viral genes; RNA polymerase; Virus DNA replication

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMANITIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; PROTEIN P47; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN MOTIF; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 34247866280     PISSN: 10035125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12250-007-0011-6     Document Type: Article

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