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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2014; 20(11): 2785-2800
Published online Mar 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i11.2785
Figure 1
Figure 1 Hepatitis C virus genome. The 9.6 kb hepatitis C virus genome is flanked by highly structured 5’ untranslated region (UTR) and 3’ UTR which contain regulatory elements. The genomic sequence is translated into a polyprotein via internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-mediated translation. The polyprotein is then cleaved into individual structural and non-structural (NS) proteins by cellular signal peptidase and signal peptide peptidase and viral auto protease (NS2) and serine protease (NS3).