| Literature DB >> 15452248 |
Shirit Einav1, Menashe Elazar, Tsafi Danieli, Jeffrey S Glenn.
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of viral hepatitis. There is no effective therapy for most patients. We have identified a nucleotide binding motif (NBM) in one of the virus's nonstructural proteins, NS4B. This structural motif binds and hydrolyzes GTP and is conserved across HCV isolates. Genetically disrupting the NBM impairs GTP binding and hydrolysis and dramatically inhibits HCV RNA replication. These results have exciting implications for the HCV life cycle and novel antiviral strategies.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15452248 PMCID: PMC521822 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.20.11288-11295.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103