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Hypervariable region 1 differentially impacts viability of hepatitis C virus strains of genotypes 1 to 6 and impairs virus neutralization.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2011
Prentoe Jannick, Jensen Tanja B, Meuleman Philip, Serre Stéphanie B N, Scheel Troels K H, Leroux-Roels Geert, Gottwein Judith M, Bukh Jens
Abstract excerpt
Hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) E2 envelope glycoprotein has been implicated in virus neutralization and persistence. We deleted HVR1 from JFH1-based HCV recombinants expressing Core/E1/E2/p7/NS2 of genotypes 1 to 6, previously found to grow efficiently in human hepatoma Huh7.5 cells. The 2a(ΔHVR1), 5a(ΔHVR1), and 6a(ΔHVR1) Core-NS2 recombinants retained viability in Huh7.5 cells, whereas...
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