Screening for host factors involved in membrane rearrangements induced by hepatitis C virus NS4B protein

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To identify host proteins that bind to hepatitis C virus(HCV) NS4B protein, human hepatoma cells constitutively expressing HA-tagged NS4B protein were prepared and were crosslnked in vivo by using photo-reactive amino acid analogs. A crosslinked complex(ca. 60KDa) of NS4B protein and its binding protein(s) was detected in the cell lysate and purified by using HA agarose. However, the amount of the complex was not enough to be identified by mass spectrometry. Thus, scale up of the purification processes and/or improvement of crosslinking efficiency are needed.