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cyclophilin
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cyclophilin [‚sī·kə′fil·ən]
(biochemistry)
An abundant cytoplasmic protein that catalyzes cis-trans isomerizations; it has a high affinity for the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporin A.


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The researchers say that they analysed liver cells to determine which variant of cyclophilins is critical for hepatitis C virus replication, and found that blocking cyclophilin A leads complete inhibition of virus replication.
Cyclophilins are a family of enzymatic proteins that assist in the folding and transport of other proteins synthesized within a cell.
Thus, 10 cyclophilins wind up facing outward, with 10 cyclosporins sandwiched between them.
 
 
 
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