Protocol for a mammalian cell-based assay for monitoring the HIV-1 protease activity

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 903, Issue , 2012, Pages 393-405

  Rajakuberan, Chitra ^a   Hilton, Brett J ^a   Wolkowicz, Roland ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocatalytic activity; Cell based assay; DNA binding domain; Drug discovery; Drug screening; Gal4 transcription factor; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); HIV 1 protease; Protease inhibitor; T cell; Trans activation domain

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PROTEINASE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CELLS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLASMID; VIROLOGY;

CELLS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME ASSAYS; HEK293 CELLS; HIV PROTEASE; HIV PROTEASE INHIBITORS; HIV-1; HUMANS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 84864862315     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-937-2_27     Document Type: Article

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