TWiV 1289: Building a better hepatitis B trap

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 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello), Alan Dove, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email (eepurl.com/Gcw59)
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• Dengue virus NS1 alters mosquito midgut permeability (mBio)
• HBV cure with a capsid assembly modulator (Cell Host Microbe)
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