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Mutations in the putative HCV-E2 CD81 binding regions and correlation with cell surface CD81 expression.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jul 2004
Kronenberger B, Sarrazin C, Hofmann W P, von Wagner M, Herrmann E, Welsch C, Elez R, Rüster B, Piiper A, Zeuzem S
Abstract excerpt
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope (E)2 protein interacts with the cellular receptor CD81 leading to modulation of B and T cell function. Recently, a higher binding affinity of subtype 1a in comparison with 1b derived E2 proteins for CD81 in vitro was described. The importance of mutations with...
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