Biography and Research Information
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Binyam Belachew's research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of viral replication, particularly in the context of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and coronaviruses. He investigates the role of RNA helicases, enzymes crucial for unwinding RNA structures, in facilitating viral propagation within human cells.
His work has explored how specific viral proteins, such as the NS3 protein of HCV, interact with and unfold viral RNA structures. Belachew also studies the fundamental biophysics of helicase activity, including how their alignment on single-stranded DNA influences their function. His research network includes collaborators from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. Belachew has authored six publications and holds an h-index of 4 with 95 citations.
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- h-index: 4
- Publications: 6
- Citations: 103
Selected Publications
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Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein NS3 unfolds viral G-quadruplex RNA structures (2022)
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Alignment of helicases on single-stranded DNA increases activity (2022)
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RNA helicases required for viral propagation in humans (2021)
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- RNA helicases required for viral propagation in humans
- Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein NS3 unfolds viral G-quadruplex RNA structures
- Alignment of helicases on single-stranded DNA increases activity
- RNA helicases required for viral propagation in humans
- Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein NS3 unfolds viral G-quadruplex RNA structures
- Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein NS3 unfolds viral G-quadruplex RNA structures
- Alignment of helicases on single-stranded DNA increases activity
- RNA helicases required for viral propagation in humans
- Alignment of helicases on single-stranded DNA increases activity
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