Development and characterization of promoterless helper RNAs for the production of alphavirus replicon particle

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1723-1727

  Kamrud, K I ^a   Alterson, K ^a   Custer, M ^a   Dudek, J ^b   Goodman, C ^a   Owens, G ^a   Smith, J F ^a  

^a AlphaVax Inc   (United States)

^b Life Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ALPHA VIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPLICON; RNA RECOMBINATION; VIRUS PARTICLE; ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; VERO CELL; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ALPHAVIRUS; REPLICATION COMPETENT VIRUSES;

ALPHAVIRUS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENETIC VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, VIRAL; VERO CELLS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 77954171954     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: 14652099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.020081-0     Document Type: Article

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