The N-terminal fragment of PA subunit of the influenza A virus effectively inhibits ribonucleoprotein (RNP) activity via suppression ofits RNP expression

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 296-301

  Uemura, Yusaku ^a   Kashiwagi, Takahito ^a   Hara, Koyu ^a   Nakazono, Yoko ^a   Hamada, Nobuyuki ^a   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Influenza A virus; Inhibitor; PA subunit; Ribonucleoprotein; RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; VIRAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEK293 CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LUCIFERASE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ISOLATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84930378267     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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