Solute Carrier NTCP Regulates Innate Antiviral Immune Responses Targeting Hepatitis C Virus Infection of Hepatocytes

Summary: Chronic hepatitis B, C, and D virus (HBV, HCV, and HDV) infections are the leading causes of liver disease and cancer worldwide. Recently, the solute carrier and sodium taurocholate co-transporter NTCP has been identified as a receptor for HBV and HDV. Here, we uncover NTCP as a host factor...

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Main Authors: Eloi R. Verrier, Che C. Colpitts, Charlotte Bach, Laura Heydmann, Laetitia Zona, Fei Xiao, Christine Thumann, Emilie Crouchet, Raphaël Gaudin, Camille Sureau, François-Loïc Cosset, Jane A. McKeating, Patrick Pessaux, Yujin Hoshida, Catherine Schuster, Mirjam B. Zeisel, Thomas F. Baumert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124716313572