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ArticlePLoS computational biology2017

Identification of Entry Factors Involved in Hepatitis C Virus Infection Based on Host-Mimicking Short Linear Motifs.

Austin W T Chiang, Walt Y L Wu, Ting Wang, Ming-Jing Hwang

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  3. Hepatitis C virus infection and tight junction proteins: The ties that bind.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes · 2020
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Austin W T ChiangInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6514-5612
Walt Y L WuInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ting WangInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ming-Jing HwangInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-9657-5663

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Host factors that facilitate viral entry into cells can, in principle, be identified from a virus-host protein interaction network, but for most viruses information for such a network is limited. To help fill this void, we developed a bioinformatics approach and applied it to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, which is a current concern for global health. Using this approach, we identified short linear sequence motifs, conserved in the envelope proteins of HCV (E1/E2), that potentially can bind human proteins present on the surface of hepatocytes so as to construct an HCV (envelope)-host protein interaction network. Gene Ontology functional and KEGG pathway analyses showed that the identified host proteins are enriched in cell entry and carcinogenesis functionalities. The validity of our results is supported by much published experimental data. Our general approach should be useful when developing antiviral agents, particularly those that target virus-host interactions.

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Virus InternalizationComputational BiologyHepacivirusHepatitis CHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMolecular MimicryProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein Interaction Maps

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PMCPMC5302801

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