Distinctive pattern of sequence polymorphism in the NS3 protein of hepatitis C virus type 1b reflects conflicting evolutionary pressures

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1921-1929

  Irausquin, Stephanie Jiménez ^a   Hughes, Austin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICASE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 3; PROTEINASE; EPITOPE; NS3 PROTEIN, HEPATITIS C VIRUS; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS STRAIN; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 1; HEPATITIS C VIRUS SUBTYPE 1B;

EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 50549099310     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.2008/000992-0     Document Type: Article

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