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TWiV 1289: Building a better hepatitis B trap

TWiV 1289: Building a better hepatitis B trap

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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, Alan Dove, and Angela Mingarelli

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  • ASV 2026
  • Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
  • Dengue virus NS1 alters mosquito midgut permeability (mBio)
  • HBV cure with a capsid assembly modulator (Cell Host Microbe)
  • Letters read on TWiV 1289
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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