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Palmitoylation of hepatitis C virus core protein is important for virion production.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Dec 2009
Majeau Nathalie, Fromentin Rémi, Savard Christian, Duval Marie, Tremblay Michel J, Leclerc Denis
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus core protein is the viral nucleocapsid of hepatitis C virus. Interaction of core with cellular membranes like endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and lipid droplets (LD) appears to be involved in viral assembly. However, how these interactions with different cellular membranes are regulated is not well understood. In this study, we investigated how palmitoylation, a post-translational protein...
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