Proapoptotic effect of hepatitis C virus CORE protein in transiently transfected cells is enhanced by nuclear localization and is dependent on PKR activation

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-85

  Realdon, Stefano ^a,b   Gerotto, Martina ^a   Dal Pero, Francesca ^a   Marin, Oriano ^a   Granato, Anna ^b   Basso, Giuseppe ^b   Muraca, Maurizio ^b   Alberti, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a VENETIAN INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; CORE; Hepatitis C virus; Nuclear localization; Primary hepatocytes; Protein kinase R

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; CORE PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN KINASE R; PROTEIN KINASE R INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; STAINING;

EID: 0347320498     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2003.09.017     Document Type: Article

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