Article
Interplay between NS3 protease and human La protein regulates translation-replication switch of Hepatitis C virus
13 Jun 2011
Abstract excerpt
HCV NS3 protein plays a central role in viral polyprotein processing and RNA replication. We demonstrate that the NS3 protease (NS3(pro)) domain alone can specifically bind to HCV-IRES RNA, predominantly in the SLIV region. The cleavage activity of the NS3 protease domain is reduced upon HCV-RNA binding. More importantly, NS3(pro) binding to the SLIV hinders the interaction of La protein, a cellular IRES-trans...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
