Downregulation of La autoantigen, hVAP-A, PSMA7, and NS5B leads to reduction in viral replication: overnight grown Huh-7.5 cells were transfected with La autoantigen, hVAP-A, and PSMA7 siRNAs for 48 h. Cells were then infected with the virus and again transfected with same siRNAs. After incubation total RNA was isolated and subjected to RT-PCR. NS5B siRNA was transfected once only after cells were infected. (a), (c), (e), and (g) represent RT-PCR results for target genes and NS5B gene upon treatment with La autoantigen, hVAP-A, PSMA7, and NS5B siRNAs, respectively. Densitometric analysis of (a), (c), (e), and (g) images is expressed in percentage in (b), (d), (f), and (h), respectively. The data represent mean ± standard deviation. value < 0.05 versus control considered statistically significant.