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Mouse-specific residues of claudin-1 limit hepatitis C virus genotype 2a infection in a human hepatocyte cell line.
Journal of virology - 1 Jan 2010
Haid Sibylle, Windisch Marc P, Bartenschlager Ralf, Pietschmann Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Recently, claudin-1 (CLDN1) was identified as a host protein essential for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. To evaluate CLDN1 function during virus entry, we searched for hepatocyte cell lines permissive for HCV RNA replication but with limiting endogenous CLDN1 expression, thus permitting receptor complementation assays. These criteria were met by the human hepatoblastoma cell line HuH6, which (i) displays low...
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