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Squamous cell carcinoma antigen 1-mediated binding of hepatitis B virus to hepatocytes does not involve the hepatic serpin clearance system.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 21 Nov 2003
Moore Penelope L, Ong Sarah, Harrison Tim J
Abstract excerpt
The cellular receptor for hepatitis B virus (HBV) has not yet been identified. A recent candidate is a homologue of squamous cell carcinoma antigen 1 (SCCA1), a serpin. This study confirms that transfection of SCCA1 into mammalian cells (both hepatocyte-derived and of non-hepatocyte origin) resul...
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