Novel vectors expressing anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 to study cell death in Semliki Forest virus-infected cells

Virus Research

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-64

  Kiiver, Kaja ^a,b   Merits, Andres ^a,b   Sarand, Inga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Alphaviruses; AT3; Bcl 2; Cell death; Semliki Forest virus

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; PROTEIN BCL 2; VIRUS VECTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN BHK; ENZYME RELEASE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; INTERNAL RIBOSOME ENTRY SITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTECTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTO ONCOGENE; REPLICON; SEMLIKI FOREST ALPHAVIRUS; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENES, BCL-2; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; SEMLIKI FOREST VIRUS;

ALPHAVIRUS; RABBIT FIBROMA VIRUS; SEMLIKI FOREST VIRUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 36849058164     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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