Virology (HBV)

Hepatitis B Binding Protein Inhibits Viral Replication

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 23rd, 1998

By binding to the hepatitis B virusxprotein, an interacting protein designated XIP is capable of altering the replicative life cycle of the virus.

"Determination of the cellular function(s) of XIP may provide further insights with respect to the characteristics of this HBV host protein interaction and its regulatory role in HBV replication," researcher Margherita Melegari and colleagues from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard University Medical School wrote ("Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Hepatitis B VirusxBinding Protein That Inhibits Viral Replication," Journal of Virology, March 1998;72(3):1737-1743).

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