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The hepatitis C virus core protein contains a BH3 domain that regulates apoptosis through specific interaction with human Mcl-1.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2009
Mohd-Ismail Nur Khairiah, Deng Lin, Sukumaran Sunil Kumar, Yu Victor C, Hotta Hak, Tan Yee-Joo
Abstract excerpt
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein is known to modulate apoptosis and contribute to viral replication and pathogenesis. In this study, we have identified a Bcl-2 homology 3 (BH3) domain in the core protein that is essential for its proapoptotic property. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments sh...
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