Article
Identification of claudin-3 as an entry factor for rat hepacivirus
2025-02-27
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 58 million people worldwide are believed to be infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major causative agent of chronic liver diseases. Hepacivirus ratti strain rn-1, which was discovered from Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) and designated Norway rat hepacivirus 1 (NRHV1), shares similar properties with HCV in terms of genetic homology, target cell tropism, pathogenicity and the immune response. I...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 7717c39f-8d31-5922-92e8-3c4793cb1b1e
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.02.27.640490
