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Mutations in two PKR-binding domains in chronic hepatitis C of genotype 3a and correlation with viral loads and interferon responsiveness.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2011
Yokozaki Shouichi, Katano Yoshiaki, Hayashi Kazuhiko, Ishigami Masatoshi, Itoh Akihiro, Hirooka Yoshiki, Nakano Isao, Goto Hidemi
Abstract excerpt
Interferon (IFN) induces the double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) to inhibit viral replication. Two motifs of the PKR-binding domain exist in the E2 and the NS5A regions of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). These regions are called the PKR-eukaryotic transcription factor (elF2-alpha) phosphorylation homology domain (PePHD), and the IFN sensitivity-determining region (ISDR). Both regions are inhibited by...
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