Hepatitis C virus enters liver cells using the CD81 receptor complex proteins calpain-5 and CBLB

Author summary CD81 is a cell membrane protein, which functions as entry factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and malaria sporozoites in the human liver. Currently, it remains enigmatic how CD81 guides the entry process of both pathogens and whether it functions in a similar way during liver cell…See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca
Hepatitis C virus enters liver cells using the CD81 receptor complex proteins calpain-5 and CBLB
Source: Viral Bioinformatics

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