High-level production of a functional recombinant hepatitis B virus polymerase in insect cells with a baculovirus expression system

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-273

  Wang, Xiaoyan ^a   Gao, Linlin ^a   Deng, Fei ^b   Zhang, Yanfang ^b   Li, Yan ^a   Lin, Jusheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Hepatitis B virus; Insect cell; Polymerase

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; CELL LINE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, VIRAL; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SPODOPTERA; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 34547342568     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-007-0313-9     Document Type: Article

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