[HTML][HTML] Interferon and interferon-stimulated genes in HBV treatment

Q Li, B Sun, Y Zhuo, Z Jiang, R Li, C Lin, Y Jin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Human hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a small enveloped DNA virus with a complex life cycle. It is
the causative agent of acute and chronic hepatitis. HBV can resist immune system …

[HTML][HTML] TRIM proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma

K Lu, Y Pan, Z Huang, H Liang, Z Ding… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
The tripartite motif (TRIM) protein family is a highly conserved group of E3 ligases with 77
members known in the human, most of which consist of a RING-finger domain, one or two B …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 membrane protein inhibits type I interferon production through ubiquitin-mediated degradation of TBK1

L Sui, Y Zhao, W Wang, P Wu, Z Wang, Y Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative
pathogen of current COVID-19 pandemic, and insufficient production of type I interferon (IFN …

[HTML][HTML] A dual-role of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein in regulating innate immune response

Y Zhao, L Sui, P Wu, W Wang, Z Wang, Y Yu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
The recently emerged severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),
which is the causative agent of ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19, may trigger …

[HTML][HTML] The E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Trim31 alleviates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by targeting Rhbdf2 in mouse hepatocytes

M Xu, J Tan, W Dong, B Zou, X Teng, L Zhu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Systemic metabolic syndrome significantly increases the risk of morbidity and mortality in
patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis …

Class a capsid assembly modulator RG7907 clears HBV-infected hepatocytes through core-dependent hepatocyte death and proliferation

DB Kum, H Vanrusselt, AA Sanchez, V Taverniti… - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions: Our study unravels a previously unknown mechanism of action for CAM-As
such as RG7907 in which HBc aggregation induces cell death, resulting in hepatocyte …

[HTML][HTML] Innate and adaptive immune escape mechanisms of hepatitis B virus

HJ Zhao, YF Hu, QJ Han, J Zhang - World Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an international health problem with extremely
high mortality and morbidity rates. Although current clinical chronic hepatitis B (CHB) …

TRIM56 impairs HBV infection and replication by inhibiting HBV core promoter activity

X Tian, H Dong, X Lai, G Ou, J Cao, J Shi, C Xiang… - Antiviral Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Members of the tripartite motif (TRIM) protein family strongly induced by interferons (IFNs)
are parts of the innate immune system with antiviral activity. However, it is still unclear which …

EGR1 functions as a new host restriction factor for SARS-CoV-2 to inhibit virus replication through the E3 ubiquitin ligase MARCH8

Y Zhao, L Sui, P Wu, L Li, L Liu, B Ma, W Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Coronavirus disease 2019, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), has led to an unprecedented public health crisis worldwide. Though the host …

E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM21 restricts hepatitis B virus replication by targeting HBx for proteasomal degradation

Y Song, M Li, Y Wang, H Zhang, L Wei, W Xu - Antiviral Research, 2021 - Elsevier
As a cytosol ubiquitin ligase and antibody receptor, Tripartite motif-containing 21 (TRIM21)
has been reported to mediate the restriction of hepatitis B virus (HBV) through an HBx …