Identification and characterization of nuclear localization signals within the nucleocapsid protein VP15 of white spot syndrome virus

Virologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Li, Lii Juan ^a,b   Zhang, Hua Jun ^a   Zhang, Cong ^a   Shi, Zheng Li ^a  

^a WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nuclear localization signal (NLS); Nucleocapsid protein; VP15; White spot syndrome virus (WSSV)

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN VP15; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; WHITE SPOT SYNDROME VIRUS;

HEXAPODA; SHRIMP WHITE SPOT SYNDROME VIRUS;

EID: 61349153633     PISSN: 16740769     EISSN: 1995820X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12250-009-3013-8     Document Type: Article

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