The novel influenza A virus protein PA-X and its naturally deleted variant show different enzymatic properties in comparison to the viral endonuclease PA

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 43, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 9405-9417

  Bavagnoli, Laura ^a   Cucuzza, Stefano ^a   Campanini, Giulia ^b   Rovida, Francesca ^b   Paolucci, Stefania ^b   Baldanti, Fausto ^b   Maga, Giovanni ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COENZYME; PA PROTEIN, INFLUENZA VIRUSES; PA-X PROTEIN, INFLUENZA A VIRUS; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; VIRAL PROTEIN;

ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMISTRY; COENZYME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); METABOLISM; RNA CLEAVAGE;

COENZYMES; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA REPLICASE; SEQUENCE DELETION; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84959423192     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv926     Document Type: Article

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