id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-332422-s15o0hie Belouzard, Sandrine Hepatitis C virus entry into the hepatocyte 2011-11-07 .txt text/plain 6987 365 47 HCV envelope glycoproteins are key determinants of HCV entry with a role in receptor binding and in mediating the fusion process between the viral envelope and an endosomal host cell membrane. Furthermore, functional non-infectious and capsidless structures, called subviral particles, can be produced when the HCV envelope glycoproteins are expressed alone in lipoprotein producing cell lines [8] , supporting the idea that HCV envelope glycoproteins play an active role during the budding process. The role of SRB1 in HCV entry was first suggested by its ability to mediate soluble E2 binding [13] and it was later confirmed by the inhibition of HCV infection with anti-SRB1 antibodies and by silencing of the protein in hepatoma cells (reviewed in [5, 26, 27] ). Virus-associated lipoproteins are likely playing a role in the early phase of HCV entry, whereas envelope glycoproteins are believed to take the lead after this initial step. ./cache/cord-332422-s15o0hie.txt ./txt/cord-332422-s15o0hie.txt