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TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 364-378Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.08.005
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research foundation) [SCHI1073/10-1, 39973271]
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This article summarizes the current knowledge related to the export pathway of hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles. In addition to the prototypical anterograde transport, possible routes of HCV release include ER-to-endosomal transport, secretory autophagy, and poorly described mechanisms of unconventional protein secretion.
It is believed that hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles are released through the canonical secretory route: from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), via the Golgi, to the plasma membrane. While the Golgi is important for HCV release per se, its direct involvement in the trafficking of assembled virions has not yet been established. In fact, data from studies analyzing HCV egress are compatible with several potential pathways of HCV secretion. Here, we summarize and discuss the current knowledge related to the HCV export pathway. Apart from the prototypical anterograde transport, possible routes of HCV release include ER-to-endosomal transport, secretory autophagy, and poorly described mechanisms of unconventional protein secretion. Studying HCV egress promises to shed light on unconventional cellular trafficking and secretory routes.
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