TWiV 1289: Building a better hepatitis B trap
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Show Notes
TWiV explains how the dengue virus protein NS1 alters Aedes aegypti midgut permeability and favors virus dissemination, and achieving a complete hepatitis B virus cure in chronic hepatitis B virus-infected humanized mice by using a capsid assembly modulator.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Angela MingarelliSubscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email
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- Dengue virus NS1 alters mosquito midgut permeability (mBio)
- HBV cure with a capsid assembly modulator (Cell Host Microbe)
- Letters read on TWiV 1289
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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