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IL-6-mediated intersubgenotypic variation of interferon sensitivity in hepatitis C virus genotype 2a/2b chimeric clones.
Virology - 10 Nov 2010
Suda Goki, Sakamoto Naoya, Itsui Yasuhiro, Nakagawa Mina, Tasaka-Fujita Megumi, Funaoka Yusuke, Watanabe Takako, Nitta Sayuri, Kiyohashi Kei, Azuma Seishin, Kakinuma Sei, Tsuchiya Kiichiro, Imamura Michio, Hiraga Nobuhiko, Chayama Kazuaki, Watanabe Mamoru
Abstract excerpt
Mechanisms of difference in interferon sensitivity between hepatitis C virus (HCV) strains have yet to be clarified. Here, we constructed an infectious genotype2b clone and analyzed differences in interferon-alpha sensitivity between HCV-2b and 2a-JFH1 clones using intergenotypic homologous recombination. The HCV-2b/JFH1 chimeric virus able to infect Huh7.5.1 cells and was significantly more sensitive to IFN than...
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