2015
Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication Depends on Specific Cis- and Trans-Acting Activities of Viral Nonstructural Proteins
Kazakov T, Yang F, Ramanathan HN, Kohlway A, Diamond MS, Lindenbach BD. Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication Depends on Specific Cis- and Trans-Acting Activities of Viral Nonstructural Proteins. PLOS Pathogens 2015, 11: e1004817. PMID: 25875808, PMCID: PMC4395149, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA bindingRNA replicationPositive-strand RNA virus replicationComplementation group analysisPositive-strand RNA virusesPolymerase activityRNA virus replicationNS3 helicase domainViral nonstructural proteinsCis-acting roleGene functionVirus RNA replicationHelicase domainSpecific cisReplicase geneGenome replicationReplicase assemblyLethal mutationsNonstructural genesNTPase activityStudy of cisNonstructural proteinsRNA virusesSynthetic mRNAFunctional linkage
2010
The Acidic Domain of Hepatitis C Virus NS4A Contributes to RNA Replication and Virus Particle Assembly
Phan T, Kohlway A, Dimberu P, Pyle AM, Lindenbach BD. The Acidic Domain of Hepatitis C Virus NS4A Contributes to RNA Replication and Virus Particle Assembly. Journal Of Virology 2010, 85: 1193-1204. PMID: 21047963, PMCID: PMC3020511, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01889-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus particle assemblyAcidic domainGenome replicationAssembly defectsEnzyme complexSevere defectsMembrane-bound enzyme complexRNA replicationTerminal acidic domainNS3-4AAlanine-scanning mutagenesisSecond-site mutationsViral genome replicationHepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-4AGenetic interactionsRNA helicaseParticle assemblyReplication defectScanning mutagenesisMutant formsVirus assemblySerine proteasesEnzymatic activityATPase activityMutants
2009
Hepatitis C Virus Genome Replication
Lindenbach B, L. Tellinghuisen T. Hepatitis C Virus Genome Replication. 2009, 61-88. DOI: 10.1007/b135974_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatitis C virusChronic liver diseaseHost antiviral responseRole of viralHCV genome replicationHCV infectionLiver diseaseHepatitis C Virus Genome ReplicationC virusHepatocellular carcinomaPersistent infectionAntiviral responseInfected individualsViral replicationHost factorsViral countermeasuresMajor causeVirus genome replicationVirusInfectionGenome replicationCurrent understandingCirrhosisCarcinomaEffective strategy