Hepatitis C virus NS3 RNA helicase activity is modulated by the two domains of NS3 and NS4A

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 317, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 211-217

  Kuang, Wan Fen ^a   Lin, Yu Chieh ^a   Jean, François ^b   Huang, Yu Wen ^a   Tai, Chun Ling ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^c   Chen, Pei Jer ^a,c   Hwang, Lih Hwa ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

HCV; NS3; NS4A; Protease; RNA helicase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HELICASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MONTIRELIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; RNA HELICASE; VIRUS ENZYME;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA BINDING; WILD TYPE;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 84984586736     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.03.032     Document Type: Article

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