Enzymatic characterization of membrane-associated hepatitis C virus NS3-4A heterocomplex serine protease activity expressed in human cells

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 6586-6596

  Hamill, Pamela ^a   Jean, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; PROTEINS; QUENCHING; SUBSTRATES; VIRUSES;

BIOASSAYS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV); MEMBRANE FRACTIONS; VIRAL POLYPROTEIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUORESCENCE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEADY STATE;

CATALYSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; KINETICS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TETRACYCLINE; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 17844375654     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi047408j     Document Type: Article

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