Hepatitis C virus core protein-induced loss of LZIP function correlates with cellular transformation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 729-740

  Jin, Dong Yan ^a,b,c   Wang, Hai Lin ^b   Zhou, Yuan ^c   Chun, Abel C S ^c   Kibler, Karen V ^a   Yun De, Hou ^b   Kung, Hsiang Fu ^c   Jeang, Kuan Teh ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

bZIP transcription factor; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis C virus core protein; Hepatocellular carcinoma; LZIP

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIRAL GENETICS;

ANIMALIA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0034651869     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.4.729     Document Type: Article

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