Cross-genotypic interaction between hepatitis C virus NS3 protease domains and NS4A cofactors

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 497-504

  Wright Minogue, Jacquelyn ^a   Yao, Nanhua ^b   Zhang, Rumin ^b   Butkiewicz, Nancy J ^a   Baroudy, Bahige M ^a   Lau, Johnson Y N ^a   Hong, Zhi ^a  

^a Antiviral Therapy   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cofactor; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis G virus; In vitro trans cleavage; Nonstructural protein 3 (NS3); NS4A; Protease; Sequence alignments

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0034012630     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(00)80402-X     Document Type: Article

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