The Tudor domain protein Spindlin1 is involved in intrinsic antiviral defense against incoming hepatitis B Virus and herpes simplex virus type 1.

Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) is a major risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. HBV replicates from a covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) that remains as an episome within the nucleus of infected cells and serves as a template for the transcription of HBV RNAs. The regu...

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Main Authors: Aurélie Ducroux, Shirine Benhenda, Lise Rivière, O John Semmes, Monsef Benkirane, Christine Neuveut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4161474?pdf=render