X Protein of hepatitis B virus potently activates HIV-1 subtype C long terminal repeat promoter: Implications for faster spread of HIV-1 subtype C [1]

AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1491-1492

  Gupta, Nidhi ^a   Sood, Vikas ^a   Bano, Aalia S ^a   Banerjea, Akhil C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; LIPOFECTIN; LUCIFERASE;

BINDING SITE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; UPREGULATION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENES, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; HIV-1; HUMANS; INDIA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 34250843870     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3281c616bb     Document Type: Letter

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