Nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) is an essential component of the HCV replication complex. The NS5a protein interacts with other key viral products (NS4B, NS5B, RNA) and host cell proteins (cyclophilin A, kinases, etc.) to regulate viral replication and assembly. More @Wikipedia
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