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ArticleBioinformation2018

Analysis of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) X-domain structural model.

Thakur Vikram, Pradeep Kumar

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Article in Bioinformation, 2018. 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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  1. Structural aspects of hepatitis E virus.Archives of virology · 2022
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Thakur VikramDepartment of Virology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Sec-12, Chandigarh, India.
Pradeep KumarFaculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, (HP) India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis E viral infection is now emerging as a global health concern, which needs to be addressed. Mechanism of viral replication and release is attributed by the different genomic component of HEV. However, few proteins/domain like X and Y domain remain unexplored, so we aim to explore the physiochemical, structural and functional features of HEV ORF-1 X domain. Molecular modeling of the unknown X domain was carried out using Phyre2 and Swiss Model. Active ligand binding sites were predicted using Phyre2. The X-domain protein found to be stable and acidic in nature with high thermostability and better hydrophilic property. Twelve binding sites were predicted along with putative transferase and catalytic functional activity. Homology modeling showed 10 binding sites along with Mg2+ and Zn2+ as metallic heterogen ligands binding to predicted ligand-binding sites. This study may help to decipher the role of this unexplored X-domain of HEV, thereby improving our understanding of the pathogenesis of HEV infection.

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Hepatitis E VirusLigand binding siteORF1X domain model

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PMID30262978
PMCPMC6143357

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