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The autophagy machinery is required to initiate hepatitis C virus replication

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Dreux, Marlène, Gastaminza, Pablo, Wieland, Stefan F., Chisari, Francis V.·2009·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

In addition to its cellular homeostasis function, autophagy is emerging as a central component of antimicrobial host defense against diverse infections. To counteract this mechanism, many pathogens have evolved to evade, subvert, or exploit autophagy. Here, we report that autophagy proteins (i.e., Beclin-1, Atg4B, Atg5, and Atg12) are proviral factors required for translation of incoming hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA and, thereby, for initiation of HCV replication, but they are not required once infection is established. These results illustrate a previously unappreciated role for autophagy in the establishment of a viral infection and they suggest that different host factors regulate the translation of incoming viral genome and translation of progeny HCV RNA once replication is established.

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Authors
Dreux, M., Gastaminza, P., Wieland, S. F., & Chisari, F. V.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2009-08-18
Volume
106
Issue
33
Pages
14046-14051
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
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W2127481048
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477
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42
FWCI
23.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Dreux, M., Gastaminza, P., Wieland, S. F., & Chisari, F. V. (2009). The autophagy machinery is required to initiate hepatitis C virus replication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0907344106

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