The C terminus of foamy retrovirus gag contains determinants for encapsidation of pol protein into virions

Journal of Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 10803-10810

  Lee, Eun Gyung ^a   Linial, Maxine L ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN; GLYCINE; POL PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPUMA VIRUS; VIRION; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS PARTICLE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; GENE ORDER; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

HUMAN FOAMY VIRUS; HUMAN SPUMARETROVIRUS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CRICETINAE; GENE ORDER; GENE PRODUCTS, GAG; GENE PRODUCTS, POL; GENOME, VIRAL; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE DELETION; SPUMAVIRUS; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRUS ASSEMBLY;

EID: 55249096752     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00812-08     Document Type: Article

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