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The DNA damage sensors ataxia-telangiectasia mutated kinase and checkpoint kinase 2 are required for hepatitis C virus RNA replication.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2008
Ariumi Yasuo, Kuroki Misao, Dansako Hiromichi, Abe Ken-Ichi, Ikeda Masanori, Wakita Takaji, Kato Nobuyuki
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Cellular responses to DNA damage are crucial for maintaining genome integrity, virus infection, and preventing the development of cancer. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the expression of the HCV nonstructural protein NS3 and core protein have been proposed as factors involved in the induction of double-stranded DNA breaks and enhancement of the mutation frequency of cellular genes. Since DNA damage...
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