Circadian control of hepatitis B virus replication

oleh: Xiaodong Zhuang, Donall Forde, Senko Tsukuda, Valentina D’Arienzo, Laurent Mailly, James M. Harris, Peter A. C. Wing, Helene Borrmann, Mirjam Schilling, Andrea Magri, Claudia Orbegozo Rubio, Robert J. Maidstone, Mudassar Iqbal, Miguel Garzon, Rosalba Minisini, Mario Pirisi, Sam Butterworth, Peter Balfe, David W. Ray, Koichi Watashi, Thomas F. Baumert, Jane A. McKeating

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01

Deskripsi

The circadian factors BMAL1/CLOCK and REV-ERB are master regulators of the human liver transcriptome but their role in hepatitis B virus infection is largely unknown. Here, Zhuang et al. show that REV-ERB regulates hepatitis B virus entry and BMAL1 directly binds HBV DNA and activates viral genome transcription.