Key result
Knockdown of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (hnRNP K) reduced HCV replication in a concentration-dependent manner, identifying it as a key cellular protein binding to HCV SL1.
Population
Human proteome microarray and Huh7.5 cells stably expressing HCV replicon
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating in animal models; leaves open hnRNP K as a human HCV target pending clinical validation.
Identifies hnRNP K as a cellular protein that binds to HCV SL1 and regulates HCV replication.
Fan et al. (2013) studied Hepatitis C virus (HCV). siRNA-induced silencing of hnRNP K was evaluated on HCV replication efficiency. Knockdown of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (hnRNP K) reduced HCV replication in a concentration-dependent manner, identifying it as a key cellular protein binding to HCV SL1.
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