The immunological function of extracellular vesicles in hepatitis B virus-infected hepatocytes.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) generates large amounts of complete and incomplete viral particles. Except for the virion, which acts as infectious particles, the function of those particles remains elusive. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been revealed to have biological functions. The EVs which size are...

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Main Authors: Masatoshi Kakizaki, Yuichiro Yamamoto, Suemi Yabuta, Natsumi Kurosaki, Tatehiro Kagawa, Ai Kotani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205886