Effect of hepatitis C virus core protein on interferon-induced antiviral genes expression and its mechanisms

Virologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 374-379

  Chang, Yan Zi ^a   Lei, Yan Chang ^b   Chen, Shan Shan ^a   Huang, Han Ju ^a   Yang, Dong Liang ^b   Lu, Meng Ji ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Core protein; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Interferon ; SOCS3; STAT1

Indexed keywords

2',5' OLIGOADENYLATE SYNTHETASE; ALPHA INTERFERON; CELL PROTEIN; CORE PROTEIN; JANUS KINASE; LUCIFERASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; STAT1 PROTEIN; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING 3;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERFERON INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 35948970703     PISSN: 10035125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12250-007-0035-y     Document Type: Article

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