pHA-PIAS2 was constructed by cloning human PIAS2 (GenBank accession number NM_004671.3) cDNA into pXJ40-HA. The plasmids expressing the FLAG-tagged HCV core, E1, E2, NS2, NS3, NS4A, NS4B, NS5A and NS5B proteins of genotype 2a (JFH1; GenBank accession no AB047639), pNL4.3.lucRE, pcDNA3.1-E1E2 and pHCV-internal ribosome entry site (IRES) were described previously [29 (link),31 (link)]. pUb was constructed by cloning human ubiquitin cDNA into pcDNA3.1. The following plasmids were kindly provided by different groups: human SUMO1, SUMO2/3 expression plasmids from Bing Sun (Institute Pasteur of Shanghai) [19 (link)], pSENP1 (SUMO1/sentrin specific peptidase 1) from Jinke Cheng (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), and pHA-PA28γ (proteasome activator 28-γ) from Xiaotao Li (East China Normal University). The plasmids expressing the ubiquitin protein ligase E3A (E6AP), heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (SKP2), were provided by the Microorganisms & Viruses Culture Collection Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS.
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