Cation‐selective ion channels formed by p7 of hepatitis C virus are blocked by hexamethylene amiloride
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- 16 December 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 557 (1-3) , 99-103
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(03)01453-4
Abstract
A 63 residue peptide, p7, encoded by hepatitis C virus was synthesised and tested for ion channel activity in lipid bilayer membranes. Ion channels formed by p7 had a variable conductance: some chann...Keywords
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