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Interferon-induced degradation of the persistent hepatitis B virus cccDNA form depends on ISG20.
EMBO Rep. 22:e49568 (2021)
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) persists by depositing a covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) in the nucleus of infected cells that cannot be targeted by available antivirals. Interferons can diminish HBV cccDNA via APOBEC3-mediated deamination. Here, we show that overexpression of APOBEC3A alone is not sufficient to reduce HBV cccDNA that requires additional treatment of cells with interferon indicating involvement of an interferon-stimulated gene (ISG) in cccDNA degradation. Transcriptome analyses identify ISG20 as the only type I and II interferon-induced, nuclear protein with annotated nuclease activity. ISG20 localizes to nucleoli of interferon-stimulated hepatocytes and is enriched on deoxyuridine-containing single-stranded DNA that mimics transcriptionally active, APOBEC3A-deaminated HBV DNA. ISG20 expression is detected in human livers in acute, self-limiting but not in chronic hepatitis B. ISG20 depletion mitigates the interferon-induced loss of cccDNA, and co-expression with APOBEC3A is sufficient to diminish cccDNA. In conclusion, non-cytolytic HBV cccDNA decline requires the concerted action of a deaminase and a nuclease. Our findings highlight that ISGs may cooperate in their antiviral activity that may be explored for therapeutic targeting.
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Apobec3a ; Chronic Hepatitis B ; Hbv ; Interferon Alpha ; Interferon Gamma; Closed Circular Dna; Apobec3 Proteins; Computational Platform; Molecular-cloning; Immune-responses; Genomic Analysis; Humanized Mice; Host Response; X Protein; Replication
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englisch
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2021
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2021
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1469-221X
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1469-3178
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Band: 22,
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EMBO Press
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111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, Nj Usa
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Peer reviewed
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30203 - Molecular Targets and Therapies
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Immune Response and Infection
Enabling and Novel Technologies
Radiation Sciences
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G-502700-003
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ALIOS BioPharma to Technical University of Munich
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research foundation)
ALIOS BioPharma
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2021-06-21