Poxvirus transcription

Future Virology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 639-650

  Broyles, Steven S ^b   Knutson, Bruce A ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

RNA polymerase; TATA binding protein; transcription factor; vaccinia virus

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE II; TATA BINDING PROTEIN;

DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POXVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRION; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

DNA VIRUSES; EUKARYOTA; POXVIRIDAE; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 77957312685     PISSN: 17460794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fvl.10.51     Document Type: Review

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