Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein Transforms Murine Fibroblasts by Promoting Genomic Instability

The oncogenic potential of hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein has been demonstrated, but the precise mechanism of cell transformation triggered by HCV core is still unclear. This study shows that constitutive expression of HCV core protein (core) in NIH 3T3 murine fibroblasts triggers malignant tr...

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Main Authors: Smirnova, Irina S., Aksenov, Nikolai D., Kashuba, Elena V., Payakurel, Pawan, Grabovetsky, Vadim V., Zaberezhny, Alexei D., Vonsky, Maxim S., Buchinska, Lubov, Biberfeld, Peter, Hinkula, Jorma, Isaguliants, Maria G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: IOS Press 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4617507/