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Identification of BST-2/tetherin-induced hepatitis B virus restriction and hepatocyte-specific BST-2 inactivation.
Scientific reports - 29 Jun 2015
Lv Mingyu, Zhang Biao, Shi Ying, Han Zhu, Zhang Yan, Zhou Yulai, Zhang Wenyan, Niu Junqi, Yu Xiao-Fang
Abstract excerpt
BST-2/tetherin is an interferon-inducible antiviral protein that blocks the release of various enveloped viruses, including HIV-1. Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a major cause of liver disease, belongs to the Hepadnaviridae family of enveloped DNA viruses. Whether BST-2 regulates HBV production is largely unknown. In this report, we have demonstrated that HBV particle release is modulated by BST-2 in a cell...
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