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ArticleJournal of viral hepatitis2008

Hepatitis C virus core protein binding to lipid membranes: the role of domains 1 and 2.

A J Pérez-Berná, A S Veiga, M A R B Castanho, J Villalaín

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Article in Journal of viral hepatitis, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

A J Pérez-BernáInstituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad "Miguel Hernández", Elche-Alicante, Spain.
A S Veiga
M A R B Castanho
J Villalaín
Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx · ESUniversity of Lisbon · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have analysed and identified different membrane-active regions of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein by observing the effect of 18-mer core-derived peptide libraries from two HCV strains on the integrity of different membrane model systems. In addition, we have studied the secondary structure of specific membrane-interacting peptides from the HCV core protein, both in aqueous solution and in the presence of model membrane systems. Our results show that the HCV core protein region comprising the C-terminus of domain 1 and the N-terminus of domain 2 seems to be the most active in membrane interaction, although a role in protein-protein interaction cannot be excluded. Significantly, the secondary structure of nearly all the assayed peptides changes in the presence of model membranes. These sequences most probably play a relevant part in the biological action of HCV in lipid interaction. Furthermore, these membranotropic regions could be envisaged as new possible targets, as inhibition of its interaction with the membrane could potentially lead to new vaccine strategies.

Indexed as

Lipid MetabolismBinding SitesHepacivirusMembranesProtein BindingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryViral Core Proteinsnucleocapsid protein, Hepatitis C virusViral Core Proteins

Identifiers

PMID18179451
PMCPMC7166730
OpenAlexW2165349858

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