Characterization of miR-122-independent propagation of HCV.

miR-122, a liver-specific microRNA, is one of the determinants for liver tropism of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Although miR-122 is required for efficient propagation of HCV, we have previously shown that HCV replicates at a low rate in miR-122-deficient cells, suggesting that HCV-RNA is capa...

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Main Authors: Chikako Ono, Takasuke Fukuhara, Daisuke Motooka, Shota Nakamura, Daisuke Okuzaki, Satomi Yamamoto, Tomokazu Tamura, Hiroyuki Mori, Asuka Sato, Kentaro Uemura, Yuzy Fauzyah, Takeshi Kurihara, Takahiro Suda, Akira Nishio, Su Su Hmwe, Toru Okamoto, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tetsuo Takehara, Kazuaki Chayama, Takaji Wakita, Kazuhiko Koike, Yoshiharu Matsuura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5441651?pdf=render