Lysosomotropic agents as HCV entry inhibitors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>HCV has two envelop proteins named as E1 and E2 which play an important role in cell entry through two main pathways: direct fusion at the plasma membrane and receptor-mediated endocytosis. Fusion of the HCV envelope proteins is triggered by low pH within the end...

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Main Authors: Nawaz Zafar, Rehman Sidra, Javed Tariq, Ashfaq Usman A, Riazuddin Sheikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/163