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Modulation of the type I interferon pathways by culture-adaptive hepatitis C virus core mutants.
FEBS letters - 7 May 2012
Kang Ju-Il, Kwon Young-Chan, Ahn Byung-Yoon
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) often establishes a persistent infection that leads to chronic liver diseases. The viral core protein modulates various cellular activities involved in this process. We found two mutations, K23E and V31A, in the core gene of the transfected HCV JFH-1 genome, which had been replicated for a prolonged period. The mutant viruses escaped immunochemical detection by a core-specific antibody and...
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