Structural dynamics of retroviral genome and the packaging

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue DEC, 2011, Pages

  Miyazaki, Yasuyuki ^a   Miyake, Ariko ^a   Nomaguchi, Masako ^a   Adachi, Akio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dimerization; Genome; NC; Packaging; Retrovirus; RNA; Structure

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN SPUMARETROVIRUS; MOLONEY MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; SPUMAVIRUS;

EID: 84867625177     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00264     Document Type: Review

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