Molecular views of viral polyprotein processing revealed by the crystal structure of the hepatitis C virus bifunctional protease-helicase

Structure

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1353-1363

  Yao, Nanhua ^a   Reichert, Paul ^a   Taremi, S Shane ^a   Prosise, Winifred W ^a   Weber, Patricia C ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifunctional enzyme; HCV NS3; Polyprotein processing; Protease; RNA helicase

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; RNA HELICASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0033571623     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(00)80025-8     Document Type: Article

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