Characterization of the cleavage of signal peptide at the C-terminus of hepatitis C virus core protein by signal peptide peptidase

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-41

  Ma, Hsin Chieh ^a   Ku, Yi Yung ^a   Hsieh, Yi Ching ^a   Lo, Shih Yen ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Core protein; Hepatitis C virus; Signal peptidase; Signal peptide; Signal peptide peptidase

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCOPROTEIN E1; GLYCOPROTEIN E2; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN P70; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE PEPTIDASE; SPKO PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME INACTIVATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

CELL LINE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SARS VIRUS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 33847116605     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11373-006-9127-1     Document Type: Article

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