Intracellular proton conductance of the hepatitis C virus p7 protein and its contribution to infectious virus production.

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) p7 protein is critical for virus production and an attractive antiviral target. p7 is an ion channel when reconstituted in artificial lipid bilayers, but channel function has not been demonstrated in vivo and it is unknown whether p7 channel activity plays a critical role...

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Main Authors: Ann L Wozniak, Stephen Griffin, David Rowlands, Mark Harris, MinKyung Yi, Stanley M Lemon, Steven A Weinman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20824094/?tool=EBI