An optimized hepatitis C virus E2 glycoprotein core adopts a functional homodimer that efficiently blocks virus entry.
McCaffrey K, Boo I, Owczarek CM, Hardy MP, Perugini MA, Fabri L, Scotney P, Poumbourios P, Drummer HE
Hepatitis CCalsyntenin-1 mediates hepatitis C virus replication.
Awan Z, Tay ESE, Eyre NS, Wu LE, Beard MR, Boo I, Drummer HE, George J, Douglas MW
Characterization of a hepatitis C virus-like particle vaccine produced in a human hepatocyte-derived cell line.
Earnest-Silveira L, Chua B, Chin R, Christiansen D, Johnson D, Herrmann S, Ralph SA, Vercauteren K, Mesalam A, Meuleman P, Das S, Boo I, Drummer H, Bock CT, Gowans EJ, Jackson DC, Torresi J
Monoclonal Antibodies Directed toward the Hepatitis C Virus Glycoprotein E2 Detect Antigenic Differences Modulated by the N-Terminal Hypervariable Region 1 (HVR1), HVR2, and Intergenotypic Variable Region.
Alhammad Y, Gu J, Boo I, Harrison D, McCaffrey K, Vietheer PT, Edwards S, Quinn C, Coulibaly F, Poumbourios P, Drummer HE
Distinct roles in folding, CD81 receptor binding and viral entry for conserved histidine residues of hepatitis C virus glycoprotein E1 and E2.
Boo I, teWierik K, Douam F, Lavillette D, Poumbourios P, Drummer HE
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope glycoproteins E1 and E2 contain reduced cysteine residues essential for virus entry.
Fraser J, Boo I, Poumbourios P, Drummer HE
Hepatitis C