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Studies from Pennsylvania State University have provided new information about hepatitis b virus

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, January 1st, 2007

A new study, "Endogenous hepatic expression of the hepatitis B virus X-associated protein 2 is adequate for maximal association with aryl hydrocarbon receptor-90-kDa heat shock protein complexes," is now available. According to a study from the United States, "The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand activated transcription factor that acts as an environmental sensor by binding to a variety of xenobiotics. AHR activation serves to combat xenotoxic stress by inducing metabolic enzyme expression in the liver."

"The hepatitis B virus X-associated protein (XAP2) is a component of the cytosolic AHR complex and modulates AHR transcriptional properties in vitro and in...

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