Murine gammaherpesvirus 68 has evolved gamma interferon and stat1-repressible promoters for the lytic switch gene 50

Journal of Virology

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3711-3717

  Goodwin, Megan M ^a   Canny, Susan ^a   Steed, Ashley ^a   Virgin, Herbert W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON; LYTIC SWITCH PROTEIN 50; STAT1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GAMMAHERPESVIRUS 68; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SWITCHING; HERPES VIRUS; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; STAT1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

MURINAE;

EID: 77949387278     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02099-09     Document Type: Article

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