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Influenza Virus Nucleoprotein: Structure, RNA Binding, Oligomerization and Antiviral Drug Target

Sylvie Chenavas1 Université Grenoble Alpes, Unit of Virus Host Cell Interactions, F-38000Grenoble, France;2 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unit of Virus Host Cell Interactions, F-38000Grenoble, France;3 Unit for Virus Host–Cell Interactions, Université Grenoble Alpes–European Molecular Biology Laboratory–Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, 38042FranceView further author information
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Thibaut Crépin1 Université Grenoble Alpes, Unit of Virus Host Cell Interactions, F-38000Grenoble, France;2 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unit of Virus Host Cell Interactions, F-38000Grenoble, France;3 Unit for Virus Host–Cell Interactions, Université Grenoble Alpes–European Molecular Biology Laboratory–Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, 38042FranceView further author information
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Bernard Delmas4 INRA UR 892, Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, Domaine de Vilvert, 78350, Jouy en Josas, FranceView further author information
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Rob WH Ruigrok1 Université Grenoble Alpes, Unit of Virus Host Cell Interactions, F-38000Grenoble, France;2 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unit of Virus Host Cell Interactions, F-38000Grenoble, France;3 Unit for Virus Host–Cell Interactions, Université Grenoble Alpes–European Molecular Biology Laboratory–Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, 38042FranceView further author information
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Anny Slama-Schwok4 INRA UR 892, Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, Domaine de Vilvert, 78350, Jouy en Josas, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1537-1545 | Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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