Core protein p19, Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen-C, HCVAg, HCV-Core protein,HCV core antigen, HCV core protein, Hepatitis C Virus core protein, capsid protein, polyprotein precursor, Core protein p21, Core protein p9.
Core protein packages viral RNA to form a viral nucleocapsid, and promotes virion budding. Modulates viral translation initiation by interacting with HCV IRES and 40S ribosomal subunit. Also regulates many host cellular functions such as signaling pathwa