Hepatitis C virus induces E6AP-dependent degradation of the retinoblastoma protein.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a positive-strand RNA virus that frequently causes persistent infections and is uniquely associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. While the mechanism(s) by which the virus promotes cancer are poorly defined, previous studies indicate that the HCV RNA-de...

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Main Authors: Tsubasa Munakata, Yuqiong Liang, Seungtaek Kim, David R McGivern, Jon Huibregtse, Akio Nomoto, Stanley M Lemon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030139