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Taylor et al . ([1][1]) showed that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope protein E2 inhibits the activity of the interferon-inducible protein kinase PKR in cell systems. PKR is an antiviral protein that blocks protein synthesis by phosphorylating the translation initiation factor eIF2α ([2][2]).
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