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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Applicant:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Abraham L. Brass, Newton, MA (US);
Miles C. Smith, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 15/113 (2010.01); C12Q 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/1131 (2013.01); C12N 15/113 (2013.01); C12Q 1/18 (2013.01); C12N 2310/11 (2013.01); C12N 2310/14 (2013.01); C12N 2310/315 (2013.01); C12N 2310/321 (2013.01); C12N 2310/3231 (2013.01); C12N 2320/12 (2013.01); G01N 2500/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are methods of identifying host factors that modulate Hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication in mammalian, e.g., human cells, as well as factors identified by those methods, and methods of treating HBV infections by targeting those factors. Zinc finger, CCHC domain containing 14 (ZCCHC14) is an exemplary host factor.