"We are the first ever to identify the protein complex at the surface of the hepatitis C virus that enables it to bind to our ...

Also, most of the bNAbs from these chronically infected donors targeted a specific region of the hepatitis C virus, namely the front layer of the so-called E2 protein. The immune system in ...

Further, the two samples that they missed were acute-phase sera, and subsequent samples from these same patients proved to be positive for what Chiron now called the hepatitis C virus. Michael ...

The research field of "cellular IRESes" lay dormant for decades, as there was no uniform standard of reliable methods for the clear characterization of these starting points for the ribosome-mediated ...

Only recently has the ribosome—one of the oldest molecular machines in evolutionary terms—been recognized as an active ...

Infections with the hepatitis E virus often go unnoticed because they cause no symptoms. However, in patients with a weakened ...

Moreover, each step in the flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein provides the cell with a potential control point for self-regulating its functions by adjusting the amount and type of ...

"By making the process more effective, this advancement could help improve the development of medicines—including inhibitors targeting proteins, such as the NS5A of the Hepatitis C virus—and ...