Scripps Research Institute. (2022, October 20). Scientists map key protein structure of Hepatitis C virus. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 10 ...

In the hepatitis C virus, the structure is different, ... The hepatitis C virus envelope protein complex is a dimer of heterodimers. Nature, 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07783-5; ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the main cause of chronic hepatitis worldwide. Chronic hepatitis ultimately results in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma1,2 (HCC). However, the mechanism of ...

The hepatitis C virus, or HCV, causes a chronic liver infection that can lead to permanent liver scarring and, in dire cases, cancer.It affects around 71 million people worldwide and causes ...

Researchers from Osaka University unpicked how hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) evade the immune system to cause chronic infection. By studying interactions of the HCV core ...

A protein plays a major role as a co-receptor "This shows us that the protein EGFR is of great importance for the entry mechanism of the virus into the cells," says Jil Schrader.

By discovering a trick the hepatitis C virus uses to evade the immune system, scientists have identified a new antiviral defense system that could be used to treat many virus infections, according ...

Direct-Acting Antivirals as Primary Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus–Associated Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas: The BArT Study of the Fondazione Italiana Linfomi, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 40 ...

The hepatitis C virus spreads most commonly through needles shared by drug users, but sexual contact can also pass it on. Harvoni is a combination of two drugs. Each one blocks a protein that the ...