Virus Versus Body: The Effect of the Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Protein on the Antiviral Response and Cancer Development

The Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) non-structural 5A protein (NS5A) has been studied for its ability to increase viral replication rates by repressing the host cell antiviral response and deregulating the host cell-cycle. Recent research conducted with NS5A mutants derived from the HCV replicon system demo...

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Main Author: Crenshaw, Molli Jones
Other Authors: Giridhar Akkaraju
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Texas Christian University 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-03162010-111213/