Nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) represents a novel target for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV). Daclatasvir, recently reported by Bristol–Myers–Squibb, is a potent NS5A inhibitor currently under investigation in phase 3 clinical trials. While the
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The hepatitis C viral nonstructural protein 5A stabilizes growth-regulatory human transcripts. [PDF]
AbstractNumerous mammalian proto-oncogene and other growth-regulatory transcripts are upregulated in malignancy due to abnormal mRNA stabilization. In hepatoma cells expressing a hepatitis C virus (HCV) subgenomic replicon, we found that the viral nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A), a protein known to bind to viral RNA, also bound specifically to human ...
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In ongoing studies towards novel hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapeutics, inhibitors of nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) were evaluated. Specifically, starting from previously reported lead compounds, peripheral substitution patterns of a series of biaryl ...
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Sequential S232/S235/S238 Phosphorylation of the Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 5A. [PDF]
The nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) of the hepatitis C virus was thought to undergo sequential intramolecular phosphorylation on a series of serine residues; however, direct evidence was missing. We offer the first direct evidence of a CKIα-mediated intramolecular sequential NS5A phosphorylation cascade from serine 232 through 235 to 238.
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Resistance analysis of genotype 3 hepatitis C virus indicates subtypes inherently resistant to nonstructural protein 5A inhibitors. [PDF]
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype (gt) 3 is highly prevalent globally, with non-gt3a subtypes common in Southeast Asia. Resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) have been shown to play a role in treatment failure. However, the role of RASs in gt3 is not
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Regulation of neuronal proapoptotic potassium currents by the hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 5A. [PDF]
Apoptosis-enabling neuronal potassium efflux is mediated by an enhancement of K+ currents. In cortical neurons, increased currents are triggered by dual phosphorylation of Kv2.1 by Src and p38 at channel residues Y124 and S800. It was recently shown that a K+ current surge is also present in hepatocytes undergoing apoptosis, and that the hepatitis C ...
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Identification of novel neutralizing determinants for protection against HCV
Identification of novel neutralizing determinants for protection against hepatitis C virus. Abstract Background and Aims HCV evasion of neutralizing antibodies (nAb) results in viral persistence and poses challenges to the development of an urgently needed vaccine.
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Inhibition of cellular protein secretion by norwalk virus nonstructural protein p22 requires a mimic of an endoplasmic reticulum export signal. [PDF]
Protein trafficking between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi apparatus is central to cellular homeostasis. ER export signals are utilized by a subset of proteins to rapidly exit the ER by direct uptake into COPII vesicles for transport to the ...
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Characterization of a Threonine-Rich Cluster in Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 5A and Its Contribution to Hyperphosphorylation. [PDF]
Hepatitis C virus infections affect 71 million people worldwide and cause severe chronic liver disease. Recently, efficient antiviral therapies have been established, with inhibitors of nonstructural protein NS5A as a cornerstone. NS5A is a central regulator of HCV replication and assembly but is still enigmatic in its molecular functions. It exists in
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Role of nonstructural protein NS2A in flavivirus assembly [PDF]
Flavivirus nonstructural (NS) proteins are involved in RNA replication and modulation of the host antiviral response; however, evidence is mounting that some NS proteins also have essential roles in virus assembly.
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