Current and future therapies for hepatitis C virus infection

TJ Liang, MG Ghany - New England Journal of Medicine, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
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The molecular and structural basis of advanced antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus infection

R Bartenschlager, V Lohmann, F Penin - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013 - nature.com
The availability of the first molecular clone of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome allowed
the identification and biochemical characterization of two viral enzymes that are targets for …

[HTML][HTML] Structural linkage between ligand discrimination and receptor activation by type I interferons

C Thomas, I Moraga, D Levin, PO Krutzik… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
Summary Type I Interferons (IFNs) are important cytokines for innate immunity against
viruses and cancer. Sixteen human type I IFN variants signal through the same cell-surface …

[PDF][PDF] Hepatitis C virus NS4B protein targets STING and abrogates RIG‐I–mediated type I interferon‐dependent innate immunity

S Nitta, N Sakamoto, M Nakagawa, S Kakinuma… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection blocks cellular interferon (IFN)‐mediated antiviral signaling
through cleavage of Cardif by HCV‐NS3/4A serine protease. Like NS3/4A, NS4B protein …

[HTML][HTML] Induction of endoplasmic reticulum-derived replication-competent membrane structures by West Nile virus non-structural protein 4B

PH Kaufusi, JF Kelley, R Yanagihara, VR Nerurkar - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Replication of flaviviruses (family Flaviviridae) occurs in specialized virus-induced
membrane structures (IMS). The cellular composition of these IMS varies for different …

New advances in the molecular biology of hepatitis C virus infection: towards the identification of new treatment targets

A Ploss, J Dubuisson - Gut, 2012 - gut.bmj.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes chronic infection in almost 2% of the world9s population. If
untreated, chronic carriers can develop severe liver disease including fibrosis, cirrhosis and …

An N-terminal amphipathic helix in dengue virus nonstructural protein 4A mediates oligomerization and is essential for replication

O Stern, YF Hung, O Valdau, Y Yaffe, E Harris… - Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Dengue virus (DENV) causes dengue fever, a major health concern worldwide. We
identified an amphipathic helix (AH) in the N-terminal region of the viral nonstructural protein …

Amphipathic α-helix AH2 is a major determinant for the oligomerization of hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 4B

J Gouttenoire, P Roingeard, F Penin… - Journal of …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Nonstructural protein 4B (NS4B) is a key organizer of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
replication complex formation. It induces a specific membrane rearrangement, designated …

Discovery of Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole HCV NS4B Inhibitors Exhibiting Synergistic Effect with Other Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents

NY Wang, Y Xu, WQ Zuo, KJ Xiao, L Liu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The design, synthesis, and SAR studies of novel inhibitors of HCV NS4B based on the
imidazo [2, 1-b] thiazole scaffold were described. Optimization of potency with respect to …

[HTML][HTML] The hepatitis C virus NS5A inhibitor (BMS-790052) alters the subcellular localization of the NS5A non-structural viral protein

C Lee, H Ma, JQ Hang, V Leveque, EH Sklan, M Elazar… - Virology, 2011 - Elsevier
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) non-structural (NS) 5A protein plays an essential role in the
replication of the viral RNA by the membrane-associated replication complex (RC) …