Involvement of the 3’ Untranslated Region in Encapsidation of the Hepatitis C Virus

Guoli Shi; Tomomi Ando; Ryosuke Suzuki; Mami Matsuda; Kenji Nakashima; Masahiko Ito; Tsutomu Omatsu; Mami Oba; Hideharu Ochiai; Takanobu Kato; Tetsuya Mizutani; Tatsuya Sawasaki; Takaji Wakita; Tetsuro Suzuki

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1005441

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Involvement of the 3’ Untranslated Region in Encapsidation of the Hepatitis C Virus

Guoli Shi,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan
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Tomomi Ando,

Affiliations Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Ryosuke Suzuki,

Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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Mami Matsuda,

Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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Kenji Nakashima,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan
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Masahiko Ito,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan
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Tsutomu Omatsu,

Affiliation Research and Education center for Prevention of Global Infectious Diseases of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Mami Oba,

Affiliation Research and Education center for Prevention of Global Infectious Diseases of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Hideharu Ochiai,

Affiliation Research Institute of Biosciences, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Takanobu Kato,

Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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Tetsuya Mizutani,

Affiliation Research and Education center for Prevention of Global Infectious Diseases of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Tatsuya Sawasaki,

Affiliation Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan
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Takaji Wakita,

Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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Tetsuro Suzuki

* E-mail: tesuzuki@hama-med.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan
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Involvement of the 3’ Untranslated Region in Encapsidation of the Hepatitis C Virus

Guoli Shi,
Tomomi Ando,
Ryosuke Suzuki,
Mami Matsuda,
Kenji Nakashima,
Masahiko Ito,
Tsutomu Omatsu,
Mami Oba,
Hideharu Ochiai,
Takanobu Kato

Published: February 11, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005441

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