• Endocytosis of hepatitis C virus non-enveloped capsid-like particles induces MAPK-ERK1/2 signaling events 

      Katsarou, K.; Lavdas, A. A.; Tsitoura, P.; Serti, E.; Markoulatos, P.; Mavromara, P.; Georgopoulou, U. (2010)
      Although HCV is an enveloped virus, naked nucleocapsids have been reported in the serum of infected patients. The HCV core particle serves as a protective capsid shell for the viral genome and recombinant in vitro assembled ...
    • Internal translation initiation stimulates expression of the ARF/core+1 open reading frame of HCV genotype 1b 

      Boumlic, A.; Vassilaki, N.; Dalagiorgou, G.; Kochlios, E.; Kakkanas, A.; Georgopoulou, U.; Markoulatos, P.; Orfanoudakis, G.; Mavromara, P. (2011)
      The hepatitis C virus possesses an alternative open reading frame overlapping the Core gene, whose products are referred to as Core+1 or alternative reading frame (ARF) or F protein(s). Extensive studies on genotype HCV-1 ...
    • Low Oxygen Tension Enhances Hepatitis C Virus Replication 

      Vassilaki, N.; Kalliampakou, K. I.; Kotta-Loizou, I.; Befani, C.; Liakos, P.; Simos, G.; Mentis, A. F.; Kalliaropoulos, A.; Doumba, P. P.; Smirlis, D.; Foka, P.; Bauhofer, O.; Poenisch, M.; Windisch, M. P.; Lee, M. E.; Koskinas, J.; Bartenschlager, R.; Mavromara, P. (2013)
      Low oxygen tension exerts a significant effect on the replication of several DNA and RNA viruses in cultured cells. In vitro propagation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has thus far been studied under atmospheric oxygen levels ...