HCV Pit Stop at the Lipid Droplet: Refuel Lipids and Put on a Lipoprotein Coat before Exit

HCV Pit Stop at the Lipid Droplet: Refuel Lipids and Put on a Lipoprotein Coat before Exit

The replication cycle of the liver-tropic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is tightly connected to the host lipid metabolism, during the virus entry, replication, assembly and egress stages, but also while the virus circulates in the bloodstream. This interplay coins viral particle properties, governs viral...

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Main Authors: Gabrielle Vieyres, Thomas Pietschmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Cells
Subjects:
hepatitis C virus
virus assembly and release
lipoprotein
VLDL
lipid droplet
apolipoprotein
lipolysis
DGAT
membrane contact sites
molecular mimicry
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/8/3/233

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