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The role of scavenger receptor BI in hepatitis - eTheses Repository ...

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phenomenon, but the characteristics <strong>of</strong> these viruses differ from wt mak<strong>in</strong>g it<br />

difficult to reconcile f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> vitro with the situation with<strong>in</strong> a natural host (14,<br />

136, 263, 270). However, when used appropriately adapted mutants are tools<br />

to exam<strong>in</strong>e the complex <strong>in</strong>teractions between a virus particle and its<br />

<strong>receptor</strong>(s) (315, 335).<br />

<strong>The</strong> work covered <strong>in</strong> this chapter has been published <strong>in</strong> the Journal <strong>of</strong><br />

Virology - Grove, J., T. Huby, Z. Stamataki, T. Vanwolleghem, P. Meuleman,<br />

M. Farquhar, A. Schwarz, M. Moreau, J. S. Owen, G. Leroux-Roels, P. Balfe,<br />

and J. A. McKeat<strong>in</strong>g. 2007. Scavenger <strong>receptor</strong> <strong>BI</strong> and <strong>BI</strong>I expression levels<br />

modulate <strong>hepatitis</strong> C virus <strong>in</strong>fectivity. J Virol 81:3162-9.

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