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APOBEC3-independent interferon-induced viral clearance in hepatitis B virus transgenic mice.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2008
Turelli Priscilla, Liagre-Quazzola Alexandra, Mangeat Bastien, Verp Sonia, Jost Stephanie, Trono Didier
Abstract excerpt
Interferon (IFN) has been part of the standard treatment of chronic hepatitis B infection for more than 2 decades, yet the mechanism of action of this antiviral remains poorly understood. It was recently observed that members of the human APOBEC family of cytidine deaminases endowed with anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) activity are upregulated by type I and II IFNs. However, we demonstrated that, in tissue culture,...
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