Secretion of hepatitis C virus envelope glycoproteins depends on assembly of apolipoprotein B positive lipoproteins.

The density of circulating hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles in the blood of chronically infected patients is very heterogeneous. The very low density of some particles has been attributed to an association of the virus with apolipoprotein B (apoB) positive and triglyceride rich lipoproteins (TRL) l...

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Main Authors: Vinca Icard, Olivier Diaz, Caroline Scholtes, Laure Perrin-Cocon, Christophe Ramière, Ralf Bartenschlager, Francois Penin, Vincent Lotteau, Patrice André
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19156195/pdf/?tool=EBI