Heat shock proteins HSPB8 and DNAJC5B have HCV antiviral activity.

Hepatitis C is a disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and an estimated 3% of the world population is infected with the virus. During replication, HCV interacts with several cellular proteins. Studies have shown that several heat shock proteins (HSPs) have an altered expression profile in t...

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Main Authors: Ana Claudia Silva Braga, Bruno Moreira Carneiro, Mariana Nogueira Batista, Mônica Mayumi Akinaga, Cíntia Bittar, Paula Rahal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188467