Binding of cellular nucleolin with the viral core RNA G-quadruplex structure suppresses HCV replication

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of human chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. G-quadruplex (G4) is an important four-stranded secondary structure of nucleic acids. Recently, we discovered that the core gene of HCV contains a G4 RNA structure; however, the interaction between the HCV core RNA G4 and host cellular proteins, and the roles of the HCV core RNA G4 in HCV infection and...

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