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Two alternative translation mechanisms are responsible for the expression of the HCV ARFP/F/core+1 coding open reading frame.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 17 Oct 2003
Vassilaki Niki, Mavromara Penelope
Abstract excerpt
HCV-1 produces a novel protein, known as ARFP, F, or core+1. This protein is encoded by an open reading frame (ORF) that overlaps the core gene in the +1 frame (core+1 ORF). In vitro this protein is produced by a ribosomal frameshift mechanism. However, similar studies failed to detect the ARFP/F/core+1 protein in the HCV-1a (H) isolate. To clarify this issue and to elucidate the functions of this protein, we...
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