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Richard Molenkamp1, Engbert A Kooi, Marjoleine A Lucassen, Sophie Greve, Joyphi C P Thijssen, Willy J M Spaan, Peter J Bredenbeek.
Abstract
Chimeric yellow fever virus (YF) RNAs were constructed in which the YF structural genes were replaced by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) structural genes or fusions between the YF and HCV structural genes. Interestingly, RNA replication required nucleotide complementarity between the 3'-located conserved sequence 1 and an RNA sequence located in the 5' end of the YF capsid sequence. The (chimeric-)HCV structural proteins were efficiently expressed and processed, and the native E1/E2 heterodimer was formed. However, no indication for the production of HCV-like particles was obtained.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12502883 PMCID: PMC140782 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.2.1644-1648.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103