Characterization of the EMCV-IRES mediated bicistronic translation in plant cells

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-126

  Matsuo, Naoko ^a   Gilmartin, Philip M ^b   Hiratsuka, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV); Gene expression; Internal ribosome entry site (IRES); Luciferase; Translation

Indexed keywords

ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 3843114587     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.21.119     Document Type: Article

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