Hepatitis C virus is a major cause for severe liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma. Using fluorescently labeled HCV genomes, this thesis investigated the poorly understood late steps of viral assembly and release. The HCV replication cycle showed a strict time-dependent organization. After RNA-entry, replication is quickly initiated and decreases upon structural protein accumulation and viral particle assembly. Then virus particles separate from the sites of translation and are likely to be released through endosomal compartments in a Golgi independent manner.
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Hepatitis C virus is a major cause for severe liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma. Using fluorescently labeled HCV genomes, this thesis investigated the poorly understood late steps of viral assembly and release. The HCV replication cycle showed a strict time-dependent organization. After RNA-entry, replication is quickly initiated and decreases upon structural protein accumulation and viral particle assembly. Then virus particles separate from the sites of translation and are likely to b...
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