Characterization of Meq proteins from field isolates of Marek's disease virus in Japan

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-143

  Murata, Shiro ^a   Hashiguchi, Tomoyuki ^a   Hayashi, Yuko ^a   Yamamoto, Yuki ^a   Matsuyama Kato, Ayumi ^a   Takasaki, Sarah ^a   Isezaki, Masayoshi ^a   Onuma, Misao ^a   Konnai, Satoru ^a   Ohashi, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distinct diversity; Marek's disease virus; Meq; Transactivation activity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BASIC REGION 2 PROTEIN; ONCOPROTEIN; PROLINE; PROTEIN MEQ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; JAPAN; MARDIVIRUS; MEQ GENE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLINE RICH PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSACTIVATION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; JAPAN; MARDIVIRUS; MAREK DISEASE; POINT MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84875253371     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.12.032     Document Type: Article

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