The deletion of residues 268-292 of E1 impairs the ability of HCV envelope proteins to induce pore formation
Keywords: HCV; hepatitis C virus; HCVpp; hepatitis C virus pseudoparticles; E2E1; chimeric protein containing the ectodomains of E2 and E1 HCV envelope proteins; E2E1Î268-292; chimeric protein containing the ectodomains of E2 and E1 but lacking the region 268-292