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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2010

Inhibition of hepatitis C virus replication by single-stranded RNA structural mimics.

Robert Smolic, Martina Smolic, John H Andorfer, Catherine H Wu, Robert M Smith, George Y Wu

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Secondary Structural Elements of the HCV X-region Involved in Viral Replication.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2015
    Article
  2. Update on the Development of Anti-Viral Agents Against Hepatitis C.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2013
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert SmolicDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030-1845, United States.
Martina Smolic
John H Andorfer
Catherine H Wu
Robert M Smith
George Y Wu
UConn Health · US

Funding

TARGETED GENE DELIVERY &EXPRESSION IN HEPATOCYTESR01DK042182 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI WU, GEORGE Y · 1990 to 2005
$1.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS DK042182NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK042182
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo examine the effect of hepatitis C virus (HCV) structural mimics of regulatory regions of the genome on HCV replication.

methodsHCV RNA structural mimics were constructed and tested in a HCV genotype 1b aBB7 replicon, and a Japanese fulminant hepatitis-1 (JFH-1) HCV genotype 2a infection model. All sequences were computer-predicted to adopt stem-loop structures identical to the corresponding elements in full-length viral RNA. Huh7.5 cells bearing the BB7 replicon or infected with JFH-1 virus were transfected with expression vectors generating HCV mimics and controls. Cellular HCV RNA and protein levels were quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting, respectively. To evaluate possible antisense effects, complementary RNAs spanning a mimic were prepared.

resultsIn the BB7 genotype 1b replicon system, mimics of the polymerase (NS-5B), X and BA regions inhibited replication by more than 90%, 50%, and 60%, respectively. In the JFH-1 genotype 2 infection system, mimics that were only 74% and 46% identical in sequence relative to the corresponding region in JFH-1 inhibited HCV replication by 91.5% and 91.2%, respectively, as effectively as a mimic with complete identity to HCV genotype 2a. The inhibitory effects were confirmed by NS3 protein levels. Antisense RNA molecules spanning the 74% identical mimic had no significant effects.

conclusionHCV RNA structural mimics can inhibit HCV RNA replication in replicon and infectious HCV systems and do so independent of close sequence identity with the target.

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Base SequenceCell LineDNA PrimersGenotypeHepacivirusHumansMolecular MimicryMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationRepliconRNA, AntisenseRNA, ViralVirus ReplicationDNA PrimersRNA, AntisenseRNA, Viral

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PMID20440850
PMCPMC2864835
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