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Potent inhibition of human Hepatitis B virus replication by a host factor Vps4.
Virology - 10 Oct 2006
Kian Chua Pong, Lin Min-Hui, Shih Chiaho
Abstract excerpt
Vps4 is a host factor known to be involved in cellular vacuolar protein sorting. We report here that HBV replication and secretion can be significantly inhibited by Vps4 dominant negative, ATPase-defective, mutants K173Q and E228Q. In contrast, wild-type Vps4 at low dose can inhibit HBV replicati...
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