The linker region of NS3 plays a critical role in the replication and infectivity of hepatitis C virus

Journal of Virology

Volumn 88, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 10970-10974

  Kohlway, Andrew ^a   Pirakitikulr, Nathan ^a   Ding, Steve C ^a   Yang, Feng ^b   Luo, Dahai ^a   Lindenbach, Brett D ^b   Pyle, Anna M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 3; SERINE PROTEINASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; NS3 PROTEIN, HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NS4A COFACTOR PEPTIDE, HEPATITIS C VIRUS; PROTEIN BINDING; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPLICON; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TITRATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN MOTIF; VIROLOGY;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 84906345884     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: 10985514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00745-14     Document Type: Article

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